The trial between Apple and Samsung in the United States is still in its final days of deliberation, but a similar case in South Korea just finished up and neither one of the companies was a clear winner.

A court in Seoul found that Samsung violated some of Apple’s patents, and that Apple violated some of Samsung’s patents. How fun.
Samsung must pay $25 million to Apple and Apple has to repay $20 million right back.

Some of Samsung’s best devices like the Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy SII and the Tab 10.1 are banned, but not their latest model, the Galaxy SIII.

Apple likewise has to give up the iPhone 4 and iPad 2 but get to keep the 4S and new iPad.

All in all, it’s a stalemate, just like the court proceedings were. There’s no significance of this ruling on the American trial, but we wouldn’t be surprised to see a similar outcome.

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About 400 seventh- and eighth-graders at Mitchell Middle School could barely contain their excitement as they lined up to get their Apple iPad2 tablets this week during Tuesday and Thursday distribution sessions at the school cafeteria.

“It was fantastic. You could feel the excitement in the room grow,” said Dan Muck, the Mitchell district’s chief technology officer. He predicted the tech-savvy students would have the touch-screen tablet computers mastered quickly.

The iPad2’s lower cost compared to laptop computers will reduce the district’s computer investment at MMS while increasing mobility and functionality, Muck said.
“It was just the right device at the right time.”

MMS Principal Brad Berens said students were given computers, cases and a brief orientation session on the new computers.
“The iPads are so easy to navigate, it didn’t take students long at all to start using them. They’ll be doing in-service classes for us soon,” he said with a laugh.

High school students who must keep their Dell laptop computers this year are green with envy. One parent who accompanied his middle school child to MMS to collect his computer told Berens that “my sophomore student is all up in arms.”

The shift to a tablet Apple platform is a big change for the district, Muck said. Working with both PC and Apple computer platforms is not intimidating for his staff, he said, “but it is challenging.”

Each of the 430 tablets — 400 for students and 30 for teachers — will cost the district $460 each, plus $29 for a computer case. That price includes insurance and an extended warranty. The district’s 1,100 Dell laptops cost about $800 each, and were purchased through a lease agreement.

The iPads weren’t leased. They were purchased directly using about $250,000 in district capital outlay funds. The hope was that the sealed iPad2 computers will lower maintenance costs for the district, Muck said.

“We can address software issues but we won’t be doing any hardware repairs,” Muck said. “All iPad2 hardware problems will be sent to an Apple depot and should have a two- to three-day turnaround. Our first year will tell us the true cost of ownership.” By the way, in order to let student protect their tablets more safety, we will purchase genuie leather arc cover for iPad2 for our students.

The tablets will be a lighter load for students to carry, but they probably won’t be as tough as the Dell laptops, which will continue to be used by grades 9-12.

The glass top of the computer, which is made of durable “gorilla glass,” is tough, Muck said, but it is still the most vulnerable part of the iPad2. The district has purchased rugged cases to better protect the tablets.