Key facts
- Samsung Electronics won a lawsuit against the German city of Datteln.
- The lawsuit concerned the procurement of 665 tablets for Datteln's schools.
- The court ruled that the tender must be reopened and not focus solely on Apple devices.
Samsung Electronics has won a lawsuit against the small western German city of Datteln regarding the procurement of 665 tablets for its schools. The court ruled that the city must reopen the tender process, which had been focused on Apple devices, potentially having significant implications for the South Korean tech giant's business in Europe's largest economy. Datteln's schools have been using iPads for educational purposes.
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