In an unprecedented move, Apple may be forced to reveal its sales figures at least regionally in order to support the legal case against the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet. We all know that the Cupertino giant is not to keen on revealing publicly sales figures, for competitive reasons…
Bloomberg is saying that Apple may need to reveal sales figures in the US and UK, in order to prove that the sales of the iPad and iPad 2 were affected by the Galaxy Tab 10.1. That will apply mostly to the areas where the product is already available. However, don’t get this wrong and think that you’ll see the figures for yourselves, as they only have to be shown in court and not on public TV, for example.
Samsung took advantage of this break to try and convince the court that its product does not interfere with the iPad sales. Meanwhile, Apple’s attorney Steven Burley said that the Galaxy Tab 10.1 is incredibly similar to the Cupertino-produced slates and that this is hurting the sales. We remind you that Apple started with the lawsuit series against Samsung in April for copying the look and feel of iPhone and iPad products. And now it has come to this…
