In what sounds more like a court case between a feuding couple than two tech rivals, The notoriously-secretive Apple reportedly described Samsung’s demand to get a peak at unannounced iPhones and iPads as “attempts to harass.”
Samsung, which has been described as Apple’s corporate “frenemy,” is on the counter-attack after a San Jose, Calif. court ordered the Galaxy smartphone maker to show Apple early versions of its handset and tablet. In April Apple sued Samsung, charging the company used the iPhone and iPad “technology, user interface and innovative style.”
Following a June 13 deadline set by Samsung to turn over “final, commercial versions” of Apple’s next iPhone and iPad, the Cupertino, Calif. used court papers to jab at the Galaxy smartphone maker, referring to the company as “the copyist.” Additionally, in court papers, Apple rejected Samsung’s request for preview copies of its technology, arguing Apple is not accused of mimicking Samsung devices.
Ed Sutherland is a veteran technology journalist who first heard of Apple when they grew on trees, Yahoo was run out of a Stanford dorm and Google was an unknown upstart. Since then, Sutherland has covered the whole technology landscape, concentrating on tracking the trends and figuring out the finances of large (and small) technology companies.
