Samsung, in an effort to clear up reports the Australian Galaxy Tab was indefinitely delayed, issued a statement to Ausdroid.net confirming the tablet would be coming to Aussie Land.
According to Samsung the agreement reached with Apple to prevent the sale of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia until the end of a U.S. based patent lawsuit between the two companies applies to a "variant" of the tablet Samsung has no intention of selling in Australia. I postured yesterday that Samsung might release a different version of their Galaxy Tab in an effort to avoid litigation with Apple and this seems to confirm that they believe they already have a variant that fits "lawsuit free" criteria.
Apple Inc. filed a complaint with the Federal Court of Australia involving a Samsung GALAXY Tab 10.1 variant that Samsung Electronics had no plans of selling in Australia. No injunction was issued by the court and the parties in the case reached a mutual agreement which stipulates that the variant in question will not be sold in Australia.
A Samsung GALAXY Tab 10.1 for the Australian market will be released in the near future.
This undertaking does not affect any other Samsung smartphone or tablet available in the Australian market or other countries.
Samsung will continue to actively defend and protect our intellectual property to ensure our continued innovation and growth in the mobile communication business. - Official Samsung Statement
A Samsung GALAXY Tab 10.1 for the Australian market will be released in the near future.
This undertaking does not affect any other Samsung smartphone or tablet available in the Australian market or other countries.
Samsung will continue to actively defend and protect our intellectual property to ensure our continued innovation and growth in the mobile communication business. - Official Samsung Statement
Source: Ausdroid
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