Apple ordered to pay $5.7bn after losing vibration tech patent suit

GENUINELY WHAT IS HAPPENING TODAY BECAUSE A FEDERAL JURY DOWN IN THE US DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA JUST DROPPED A MASSIVE RULING WHICH MATTERS BECAUSE IT IS A FIVE POINT SEVEN BILLION DOLLAR HIT AGAINST APPLE AND THE THING IS AN AUDIO FIRM CALLED TACTION TECHNOLOGY SUED THEM CLAIMING APPLE INFRINGED TWO PATENTS FOR HAPTIC SYSTEMS THAT MAKE DEVICES BUZZ WHEN YOU TAP A BUTTON OR GET A MESSAGE AND THE JURY ACTUALLY SIDED WITH TACTION EVEN THOUGH THEY DECIDED APPLE DID NOT DO IT WILLINGLY WHICH IS WILD BECAUSE APPLE SAYS THEIR TAPTIC ENGINE DATES BACK TO 2014 AND IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT SO NOW APPLE SAYS IT WILL APPEAL THE VERDICT. ANYWAY REMEMBER I TOLD YOU FIRST.

LET ME RUIN YOUR NIGHT FOR ONE SECOND BECAUSE AS OF TODAY APPLE SUDDENLY OWES FIVE POINT SEVEN BILLION DOLLARS OVER PHONE BUZZERS AND THE WHOLE THING STARTED BECAUSE THIS AUDIO COMPANY CALLED TACTION TECHNOLOGY CLAIMED APPLE INFRINGED TWO PATENTS FROM 2020 FOR HAPTIC SYSTEMS THAT VIBRATE WHEN YOU PRESS A BUTTON OR GET A TEXT AND A JURY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA JUST BACKED THEM COMPLETELY WHICH IS WILD BECAUSE JURORS ACTUALLY RULED APPLE DID NOT DO IT WILLINGLY AND APPLE IS ARGUING THEIR OWN TAPTIC ENGINE DATES BACK TO THE 2014 APPLE WATCH AND IS FUNDAMENTALLY DIFFERENT ACCORDING TO TRIAL TESTS SO NOW APPLE SAYS THE DAMAGES ARE UNSUPPORTED AND THEY ARE DEFINITELY APPEALING THE VERDICT. ANYWAY DO NOT QUOTE ME ON ANY OF THAT.

A US federal jury ordered Apple to pay $5.7 billion to Taction Technology after finding its haptic vibration systems infringed two patents, though Apple denies infringement and plans to appeal.

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