In
spite of advancement in technology, we believe absolutely anything posted on
facebook. On hindsight, I believed it the moment I saw it, but being a regular cynic,
I could not take it as just funny news.
“Samsung paid Apple its $1bn fine by sending more than 30
trucks to Apple's headquarters loaded with nickels [5-cent pieces]".
I was
reminded of the day when a friend told me that Kingfisher had plans to replace
seats with hammocks in their
luxury line of flights. I believed him at first. But then, he tried his luck
again by elaborating a little more. Kingfisher plans to install artificial coconut
trees to keep the hammocks in place. A bit over the top,even for Vijay Mallya.
Coming
back to our news, a clever hoax meant for the casual Facebook visitors.
So why
is it a hoax?
First
of all, the $1bn is just the jury’s verdict. The judge’s decision hasn’t been
announced yet. So Samsung need not pay
$1bn yet. In fact, they should not pay it until judges’ decision is announced.
Number
two, every private entity is entitled to decide the acceptable denomination/type
of payment for a transaction. For example when you write an exam, they ask us
to pay in Demand drafts; you can’t pay them with hard cash. Even if Samsung
takes all the effort to pay up the money in coins, apple can neatly say, ‘Come
back another day with a cheque.’
Well
now you know why being a cynic is good for you…
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