Gary Scarborough

So how is this interaction happening at Olin? Are courses being designed around this culture? Or are faculty creating this atmosphere outside of normal class time? I have always felt that more faculty interaction made a better program. How are the faculty encouraged to participate?

I agree with you that cross licensing is Samsung's best option. In fact I think Samsung is actually a bit better off now than before the trial. While they lost $1B in the award, they gained something worth more in my opinion. The jury found that Apple had no proof that Samsung was acting in bad faith in regards to its FRAND patent pool. Apple still has to license those sooner of later. While IANAL, I suspect that at some point of stalling, Apple will lose is FRAND rights. When that happens, Apple will be dead in the water. While Samsung copied Apple, they were software patents and designs and other intangibles. They are easy to innovate around, turn over with prior art, or otherwise invalidate. There is no getting around Samsung's cell technology as you simply can't make a standards compliant phone with it. Then there are the FABs that Samsung owns. While Apple could pull most of its business to other parties, will they have the same quality as Samsung? It also leaves room for Samsung to make more Android gear. Apple does not really want to be in a position where the best hardware is going to Android devices instead of Apple. Anyway, just some of my thoughts on the matter.