According to US District Court Judge Lucy Koh, Apple should feel satisfied with the monetary damages owed to them by Samsung as a result of the copyright infringement. If Apple would bat for the banning of the Samsung Galaxy S3 and older smartphone models, it would not have much of an impact on Samsung since the devices involved are smartphones that are more than three years old and are hardly in the market nowadays.
In fact, if the ban would indeed be imposed, it would favor Samsung all the more as the company would be able to focus on marketing its other newer flagship devices to the Americans from the Samsung Galaxy S4 and later.
The Samsung Galaxy S3 is more than three years old and it is one of the most, if not the most durable flagship smartphone to come from the Korean tech giant and perhaps among the world’s roster of smartphone manufacturers.
It’s really hard to let go especially for Samsung after witnessing the smartphone getting more than 30 million units sold as of November 2012. Amid the launchings of three flagship smartphones after the Samsung Galaxy S3, Samsung’s 2012 flagship smartphone still has plenty left in its tank despite its age.
While most of its contemporary handsets have already made their curtain calls, the Samsung Galaxy S3 has yet to officially sing its swan song. The ban may ultimately be the smartphone’s graceful exit but in the US market only.