Samsung 'copied iPhone technology', claims Apple lawyer

Bitter rival Samsung faced two options to compete in the booming mobile phone market after Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone to critical acclaim in 2007 - innovate or copy, an Apple lawyer told a US court.

Samsung 'copied iPhone technology', claims Apple lawyer

Bitter rival Samsung faced two options to compete in the booming mobile phone market after Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone to critical acclaim in 2007 - innovate or copy, an Apple lawyer told a US court.

Samsung chose to copy, making its smartphones and computer tablets illegal knock-offs of Apple’s popular products, Harold McElhinny told the jury.

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