Tuần rồi, sau
khi thắng kiện Samsung phải bồi thường cho quả táo cắn dở 1 tỉ Đô la. Tuần nầy,
Apple tiếp tục đệ đơn kiện Samsung vi phạm 8 bằng sáng chế.
Như mọi người đã
biết Samsung đã thua kiện Apple và phải trả cho Apple 1 tỉ đô la tiền phạt.
Sáng nay, hơn 30 xe tải chở đầy tiền xu loại 5 cent đã đến trụ sở Apple ở
Trong điều khoản thanh toán Apple đã quên mất 1 điều khoản về địa điểm và giới hạn loại tiền thanh toán.
Đây quả là một vấn đề đau đầu của Apple. Các giám đốc Apple sẽ phải tìm ra biện pháp để đếm tất cả số tiền đó, kiểm tra xem số đó đã đủ 1 tỷ chưa và phải cố gắng thuyết phục làm sao để ngân hàng chịu nhận số tiền này. Xem ra, Samsung đã tìm được cách "chơi bẩn" thích đáng để đáp lại trò "chơi bẩn" của Apple.
Tổng số đồng
tiền 5 cent mà Apple sẽ nhận được từ Samsung là 20 tỉ đồng xu 5 cent.
BM
Samsung didn't pay Apple $1.05 billion in
5 cent coins
ver the past
couple of days, various rumours have indicated that Samsung paid Apple $1.5
billion in 5 cent coins. A California
MobileEntertainment reported, "Yesterday, more than 30 trucks filled with five cent coins arrived at Apple’s headquarters in
Hilarious as it
might have been, and though Samsung fans might have hoped it was true, it
isn't. MobileEntertainment later updated its story revealing that it was a
fake. Though the verdict has been reached, the fine that has been awarded to
Apple is not yet payable. Besides that, Samsung will almost certainly appeal
the verdict, which will delay the actual process of payment indefinitely. A
report by the Guardian has listed several points that indicate that this
information is nothing but a hoax. The Guardian reports, “Samsung's
fine ($1.049bn) isn't yet payable; the judge hasn't ruled. All we have is the
jury's verdict. The judge's decision, which could include a tripling of the
fine, is due on 20 September (or possibly 6 December now; it's unclear). Until
then, Samsung only has to pay its lawyers. That should be less than $1bn”.
If this isn't enough to put the hoax to rest, a resource put up by the US Treasury explains why Samsung cannot pay Apple the amount due in coins. The statement reads, “The pertinent portion of law that applies to your question is the Coinage Act of 1965, specifically Section 31 U.S.C. 5103, entitled "Legal tender," which states: "United States coins and currency (including Federal reserve notes and circulating notes of Federal reserve banks and national banks) are legal tender for all debts, public charges, taxes, and dues. This statute means that all United States money as identified above are a valid and legal offer of payment for debts when tendered to a creditor. There is, however, no Federal statute mandating that a private business, a person or an organization must accept currency or coins as for payment for goods and/or services. Private businesses are free to develop their own policies on whether or not to accept cash unless there is a State law which says otherwise. For example, a bus line may prohibit payment of fares in pennies or dollar bills. In addition, movie theaters, convenience stores and gas stations may refuse to accept large denomination currency (usually notes above $20) as a matter of policy”.
Hence, if Samsung and its 30 trucks filled with 5 cent coins reach the gates of the Apple headquarters, they would most certainly be asked to take a U-turn post haste, and head right back to where they came from. If this rumour had been true, the scenario where 30 trucks filled with small change adding up to a billion dollars might easily have gone down as the biggest, funniest, and most expensive troll in history.
If this isn't enough to put the hoax to rest, a resource put up by the US Treasury explains why Samsung cannot pay Apple the amount due in coins. The statement reads, “The pertinent portion of law that applies to your question is the Coinage Act of 1965, specifically Section 31 U.S.C. 5103, entitled "Legal tender," which states: "United States coins and currency (including Federal reserve notes and circulating notes of Federal reserve banks and national banks) are legal tender for all debts, public charges, taxes, and dues. This statute means that all United States money as identified above are a valid and legal offer of payment for debts when tendered to a creditor. There is, however, no Federal statute mandating that a private business, a person or an organization must accept currency or coins as for payment for goods and/or services. Private businesses are free to develop their own policies on whether or not to accept cash unless there is a State law which says otherwise. For example, a bus line may prohibit payment of fares in pennies or dollar bills. In addition, movie theaters, convenience stores and gas stations may refuse to accept large denomination currency (usually notes above $20) as a matter of policy”.
Hence, if Samsung and its 30 trucks filled with 5 cent coins reach the gates of the Apple headquarters, they would most certainly be asked to take a U-turn post haste, and head right back to where they came from. If this rumour had been true, the scenario where 30 trucks filled with small change adding up to a billion dollars might easily have gone down as the biggest, funniest, and most expensive troll in history.
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