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Apple CEO Tim Cook: verdict is 'a loud and clear message that stealing isn’t right'

Apple CEO Tim Cook: verdict is 'a loud and clear message that stealing isn’t right'

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The verdict is in in the Apple vs. Samsung case in which Samsung largely lost on most of the issues before the jury. Apple's response is naturally happy.

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After Samsung reacted to the Apple vs Samsung verdict, Apple has also chimed in with a statement to the New York Times that predictably expresses happiness over the Jury's verdict. Citing the "mountain of evidence" it presented against Samsung, the company went so far as to say that it shows the "stealing isn't right."

We are grateful to the jury for their service and for investing the time to listen to our story and we were thrilled to be able to finally tell it. The mountain of evidence presented during the trail showed that Samsung’s copying went far deeper than even we knew. The lawsuits between Apple and Samsung were about much more than patents or money. They were about values. At Apple, we value originality and innovation and pour our lives into making the best products on earth. We make these products to delight our customers, not for our competitors to flagrantly copy. We applaud the court for finding Samsung’s behavior willful and for sending a loud and clear message that stealing isn’t right.

Update: 9to5 Mac obtained a leaked memo from Apple CEO Tim Cook to employees with much the same sentiment, and even many of the same exact words:

Today was an important day for Apple and for innovators everywhere. Many of you have been closely following the trial against Samsung in San Jose for the past few weeks. We chose legal action very reluctantly and only after repeatedly asking Samsung to stop copying our work. For us this lawsuit has always been about something much more important than patents or money. It’s about values. We value originality and innovation and pour our lives into making the best products on earth. And we do this to delight our customers, not for competitors to flagrantly copy. We owe a debt of gratitude to the jury who invested their time in listening to our story. We were thrilled to finally have the opportunity to tell it. The mountain of evidence presented during the trial showed that Samsung’s copying went far deeper than we knew. The jury has now spoken. We applaud them for finding Samsung’s behavior willful and for sending a loud and clear message that stealing isn’t right. I am very proud of the work that each of you do. Today, values have won and I hope the whole world listens. Tim