"While the UK court did not find Samsung guilty of infringement, other courts have recognized that in the course of creating its Galaxy tablet, Samsung wilfully copied Apple's far more popular iPad," it said, after quoting the judge's finding that Samsung's products were "not as cool" as the iPad.
Apple also made a rare defensive move this week, by unveiling the iPad mini, a smaller, cheaper iPad designed to address the tablet challenge from Google and Microsoft, which has been weak but is now widely believed to be gathering strength. It financial results this week showed iPad sales growth was not as strong as expected, which chief executive Tim Cook blamed on anticipation of the iPad mini.
"You're seeing a fundamental shift away from PCs to mobile devices," said Benedict Evans, an analyst at Enders.
"There a going to be a lot of £100 to £250 tablets on the market this year. The supermarkets will be full of them."
He added that although the challenge from Google and Microsoft is strengthened, especially in tablet hardware, Apple is in a position to maintain its grip on the market this Christmas because of its "ecosystem" of apps, entertainment content and online services.
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