Smartphone War: What Was It Good for? Absolutely Nothing
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The decision by Apple Inc. to scale back its patent battle with Samsung Electronics Co. may represent more of a reboot than a truce.
What started as a grievance three years ago over claims that Samsung copied the “look and feel” of the iPhone and iPad devolved into a tit-for-tat that strayed far from its roots. In the end Apple won jury verdicts equal to about a month’s worth of Samsung’s profits and failed to limit the South Korean company’s ascension to be the world’s biggest smartphone maker.