上周，当陪审团裁决几乎所有有利于苹果的判决时，三星在对苹果的诉讼中受到了相当大的打击。除了三星在决定宣布后发布的公开声明外，这家韩国公司还迅速向员工发布了一份内部备忘录。不出所料，三星重申其立场，即不同意陪审团的决定，并认为“消费者和市场将站在那些将创新优先于诉讼的人一边”

“他们是我们最重要的客户之一。”

苹果公司长期以来在产品中使用三星组件，三星很快在给员工的备忘录顶部指出了这一点。值得注意的是，报告称苹果“曾是我们最重要的客户之一”，这意味着两家公司可能不再合作。我们发现这有点难以相信，因为三星的组件几乎存在于苹果生产的每一款设备中，但这种说法仍然存在。

你可以阅读下面三星给员工的备忘录全文。

We initially proposed to negotiate with Apple instead of going to court, as they had been one of our most important customers. However, Apple pressed on with a lawsuit, and we have had little choice but to counter-sue, so that we can protect our company.

Certainly, we are very disappointed by the verdict at the US District Court for the Northern District of California (NDCA), and it is regrettable that the verdict has caused concern amongst our employees, as well as our loyal customers.

However, the judge’s final ruling remains, along with a number of other procedures. We will continue to do our utmost until our arguments have been accepted.

The NDCA verdict starkly contrasts decisi*** made by courts in a number of other countries, such as the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, and Korea, which have previously ruled that we did not copy Apple’s designs. These courts also recognized our arguments concerning our standards patents.

History has shown there has yet to be a company that has won the hearts and minds of c***umers and achieved continuous growth, when its primary means to competition has been the outright abuse of patent law, not the pursuit of innovation.

We trust that the c***umers and the market will side with those who prioritize innovation over litigation, and we will prove this beyond doubt.