TIL that Samsung is known for its countersuing strategy, where when caught red-handed for stealing a patent, countersue, drag the suit on while churning out products to gain a marketshare and then settle once it's too late for the competitor. This led to Pioneer laying off 10,000 employees.

http://www.vanityfair.com/news/business/2014/06/apple-samsung-smartphone-patent-war



Submitted March 14, 2015 at 11:23PM by CalvinbyHobbes http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2z1ef8/til_that_samsung_is_known_for_its_countersuing/