Alas, it was not meant to be, and Apple lost a sale.
Apple has lost $936 million over the last five quarters, and does not expect to make money again until the fall quarter.
Not including one-time charges, Apple lost $178 million in the fiscal second quarter of 1997.
In the quarter ended March 31, Apple lost another $708 million.
Apple lost its dominance in the smartphone market a few months ago.
Apple is losing in the mobile market, so they are turning to the next best thing: making money off Android.
Apple was rapidly losing money at the time and many in the industry press expected the company to fail.
I thought Apple had already lost those "look & feel alike" lawsuits in the past?