Samsung President to attend Jobs memorial

President and chief operating officer of Samsung Electronics, Lee Jae-yong, has been invited to Apple Inc's private memorial service for Steve Jobs on Sunday.

FP Archives|Oct 16, 2011, 11:55:59 IST

SEOUL: The president and chief operating officer of Samsung Electronics, Lee Jae-yong, has been invited to Apple Inc's private memorial service for Steve Jobs on Sunday.[caption id="attachment_108895" align="alignleft" width="380" caption="Getty"][/caption]Apple and Samsung are engaged in a bruising legal battle as the two jostle for the top spot in the smartphone and tablet markets. Apple is also Samsung's biggest customer, buying mainly chips and displays."Apple plans to hold an invitation-only memorial service for Jobs apart from an employee event. Samsung's president Lee Jae-yong plans to attend the service to offer condolence to Jobs," Reuters quoted a source as saying. Lee is the only son of and heir apparent to Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee.Media have also reported that Lee would have a separate meeting with Apple CEO Tim Cook after the memorial service and discuss bilateral cooperation.Meanwhile a Dutch court on Friday turned down Samsung's request for an injunction against all of Apple's mobile products that use 3G telecommunications technology, denying it revenge over a similar move by Apple.Reuters

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