Share of Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) soared 13%
in the pre-market session to $3.48 after Apple Inc.(NASDAQ:AAPL) defeated
Samsung in a critical patents war. Nokia shares are gaining because that’s what
they’ve plumped for.
The $1 billion jury verdict in favour of Apple Inc.
(AAPL) on Friday, has given rise to debate over the future of the smartphone
industry in the United States in general and Android devices in particular.
Google Inc(NASDAQ:GOOG)’s Android operating system is
used by most of the phone manufacturers with the exception of Nokia, and many
of them have designs similar to the Apple's iPhones.
In fact Apple is waging legal battles with handset
makers including LG, HTC, Motorola over patent infringements related to certain
features on its devices that it feels has been copied or look similar.
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On Friday, Apple won a key jury verdict against
Samsung, which upheld that the Korean company had violated Apple’s patents and
ordered it to pay more than $1 billion in damages to it.
A hearing scheduled for September 20, will decide
whether Samsung Galaxy range of smartphones and tablets will be banned in the
United States. In that event, the jury is out on whether that will pave the way
for the domination of the smartphone market by Apple, at least in the United
States.
There have been arguments, some in favour and some
against the decision taken by the jury.
There are those who argue - with Samsung being a
leader in this thought process - that this verdict could create a monopolistic
situation with Apple becoming the dominant player in the segment.
Also, it could also hurt the prospects of Android
devices and stifle competition in the market, which has been Samsung's line all
along. It could put a limit on the features that are offered on non-Apple
devices, with Apple claiming copyright on anything that closely resembles its
design and features.
On the other hand, analysts argue, that this case
would actually help in good, original creative work being done, as companies
would be wary of copying designs.
A third angle to the whole problem would be for
companies to pay license fees to Apple for access to its technologies.
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