Tim Cook Never Wanted To Sue Samsung

Posted by Soulskill on Friday February 15, 2013 @09:50AM from the can't-we-all-just-get-along dept.

colinneagle writes "While Steve Jobs' ire in regards to Android is well known, a recent report from Reuters relays that current Apple CEO Tim Cook never wanted to sue Samsung in the first place. 'Tim Cook, Jobs' successor as Apple chief executive, was opposed to suing Samsung in the first place, according to people with knowledge of the matter, largely because of that company's critical role as a supplier of components for the iPhone and the iPad. Apple bought some $8 billion worth of parts from Samsung last year, analysts estimate.' In various earnings conference calls, Tim Cook has repeated that he hates litigation, but has still toed the party line by exclaiming that Apple welcomes innovators but doesn't like when other companies rip off their intellectual property."

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Re:Unable to control your company, or complicit. by Anonymous Coward · 2013-02-15 13:15 · Score: 0, Flamebait

but a huge leak of hydrofluoric acid at Samsung's plant that killed one worker, injured four and according to police reports may have affected thousands, got them a one thousand dollar fine.
I didn't realize that Slashdot was that far gone. Would have thought there would be a big story about this. No big headline about the Samsung leak but everyone will rail about any minor transgress from Apple. Has Slashdot become that big of an echo chamber?