Apple Reprieve Over Samsung Seen Aiding Cheaper IPhone Push
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The U.S. decision to overturn an import ban on Apple Inc.’s older iPhones and iPads may help short-term sales and hobble Samsung Electronics Co. in any settlement talks in the companies’ patent fight.
President Barack Obama’s administration, in issuing the reprieve to Apple Aug. 3, lets the company continue selling the iPhone 4, which is priced lower than newer models, said Brian Marshall, an analyst at ISI Group. Less expensive smartphones are selling more quickly than higher-priced models, he said.