Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 in front of Apple's iPad.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- $2.5 billion is a lot of money, and it's the low end of what Apple says Samsung should pay for selling products that look and feel like the iPhone and iPad.
But just how did Apple reach that tally?
To explain, Apple today called on Terry Musika, a certified public accountant who has been involved with more than 200 intellectual property cases, including this one between the two tech giants.
In short it's complicated.
"The calculation had to be done on a phone by phone, tablet by tablet basis," Musika said. "Each phone, each tablet, deserves or gets its own damage. That calculation had to be done on each of those products."
To add to the complexity, Apple has targeted a string of Samsung devices released at different points in time. While some of these are accused of the same things, others were only infringing on certain patents. Also, some patents were still pending, and some allegedly infringing features were added later.
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