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Samsung Gets European Ban on Galaxy Tab Partially Lifted

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Samsung can sell its Galaxy Tab in Europe, a German court ruled Tuesday. Sort of. When it comes to facing down Apple in court, you take any victory you can get.


The Wall Street Journal reports a Dusseldorf court reversed its own decision, which last week banned the South Korean company from selling the tablet in the EU and throughout Europe, except the Netherlands. Tuesday, the court ruled it can only ban Samsung from selling in Germany. The original ban still applies to Samsung’s German operations, however.

If confusing, Samsung welcomed the partial victory, all the same. Last week’s decision had yanked the Samsung Galaxy 10.1 from European shelves, including the UK. Analysts have said Europe could be a friendlier battleground

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for non-Apple tablets, given the iPad maker has less of a presence.

Samsung’s tablet still is banned in Australia.

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15 responses to “Samsung Gets European Ban on Galaxy Tab Partially Lifted”

  1. L Nguyen says:

    So they won the right for their tablets to sit on shelves and in warehouses.

  2. SarahTurner9020161 says:

    I just p a i d $21.87 for an i P a d 2-64GB and my boyfriend loves his Panasonîc Lumîx GF 1 Camera that we got for $38.76 there arriving tomorrow by UPS.I will never pay such expensive retail prices in stores again. Especially when I also sold a 40 inch LED TV to my boss for $657 which only cost me $62.81 to buy.
    Here is the website we use to get it all from, BidFirst.com

  3. iOS_is_shit says:

    wow, that dog reminds me of steve jobbs, ugly, and a sonofabitch, it also reminds me of every1 that uses apple.
    apple lied to ban the samsung tab 10.1
    Fuk apple

  4. Elliot George says:

    Common dude. I enjoy being a troll as much as the next human, but a bit of subtlety never hurt anyone. Show the world how smart you can be. I’ll give you a golden star if you try really hard.

  5. Elliot George says:

    Forget Judge Judie, I would love to watch Apple attorneys at the top of their game ripping into the competition. 

  6. Jake152Adams says:

    I paid $23.88 for an i Pad 2 32-GB and my girlfriend loves her Panasonic Lumiix GF 1 Camera that we got for $ 38.41 there arriving tomorrow by UPS. I will never pay such expensive retail prices in stores again. Especially when I also sold a 40 inch LED TV to my boss for $ 635 which only cost me $ 61.74 to buy. Here is the website we use to get it al from,
    EgoWin.com

  7. JakeMckenzy123 says:

    I paid $23.88 for an i Pad 2 32-GB and my girlfriend loves her Panasonic Lumiix GF 1 Camera that we got for $ 38.41 there arriving tomorrow by UPS. I will never pay such expensive retail prices in stores again. Especially when I also sold a 40 inch LED TV to my boss for $ 635 which only cost me $ 61.74 to buy. Here is the website we use to get it al from,
    EgoWin.com

  8. Guest says:

    It’s time greedy Steve to go, apple stole the Xerox everything , not bought and re designed… I’ll see if Steve can bring all that money with him.

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