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Apple Ordered to Pay $5.7 Billion for Infringing Haptics Patent in iPhone, Apple Watch (www.cnet.com)
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[–] 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Sure, but they also have to pay interest on the balance starting at the moment the judgement was entered.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago (1 child)

    Only having to pay the interest of 5.7 billion sounds like a better deal, no?

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  • [–] 1 point 6 days ago

    On one hand, you could almost certainly earn a higher return than the court requires you to pay in interest... but, if you had 5.7 billion dollars to invest in that kind of play then a plaintiff would likely succeed in getting a court order to force you to pay.

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