what is the latest samsung, Samsung argues Apple’sfeatures are worth cents

The latest chapter in the Samsung vs Apple war is winding down, as we enter what may be the last week of the trial before things are handed over to the jury.
As you may already know, the current U.S. patent battle primarily surrounds five patents that Apple says Samsung is guilty of infringing on. Should the jury rule in Apple’s favor, the company is seeking as much as $2.19 billion, but Samsung has now brought forth new testimony suggesting that Apple is asking 57 times more than what the patents are really worth.
The testimony comes from Yale University business school professor Judith Chevalier, who says that she has concluded that the value of the patents in question are worth “pennies”. Furthermore she says that, if the jury finds Samsung guilty of infringement, Samsung should only have to pay about $1.75 per device sold versus the $40 per device Apple is demanding. This would bring the total damages to just $38.4 million.

Samsung suggests Apple is asking 57 times more than what their patents are worth.

So how exactly did Chevalier reach her conclusion on the patent’s values? Citing a study on user purchase behavior, Chevalier noted that more than half of consumers make buying decisions based on reviews from technology websites.
With this in mind, she analyzed 66 professional reviews from 22 “leading media outlets” and scanned for mention of features related to the patents in question. She found that 1.07 percent of all sentences had to do with the patents, namely universal search and slide-to-unlock.
She also then pointed to Apple’s iOS releases for a bit more confirmation that Apple is overvaluing the patents in question. With each new version of the OS, Apple reveals 100 to 200+ new features and usually marks them down as $10 to $25 per device for deferred revenue. Dividing these numbers up led Chevalier to conclude that most of these features have a value of 5 to 25 cents.
Some might say that her math and methods are far from accurate, but it does seem to illustrate the fact that Apple is asking more than fair value for the five patents in question. Whether the jury buys Chevalier and Samsung’s line of thinking remains unseen.
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The Most Nutritious Types of Apples, Ranked by Antioxidant Levels

Some apples might be better than others when it comes to keeping the doctor away. Canadian researchers analyzed the antioxidant levels in eight different apple varieties to find which ones have the highest concentrations of those disease-fighting compounds.

Blue Jack Orchards reports the study results published by the American Chemical Society:

In order of antioxidant levels, the varieties ranked:
Red Delicious (2,012), Northern Spy (1,548), Ida Red (1,479), Cortland (1,323), Golden Delicious (1,265), McIntosh (1,163), Mutsu (1,017) and Empire (782). The numbers are measures of total phenolic content in parts per million.

It's interesting to note that Red Delicious had more than twice the antioxidants as Empire apples. The researchers chose these varieties because they all grew on the same orchard in Ontario, so the growing conditions were the same.

They also found that polyphenol levels—a major source of antioxidants in apples—were five times higher in the skin than in the flesh. So eating apple pie is probably not as healthy for you as eating an apple whole (although you could bake an apple pie in an appleand get the skin too). Either way, when picking apples for health reasons more than for flavor or cooking purpose, think redder may be better.

Benefits of Apples | Blue Jay Orchards via Men's Health

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