They offered to license patents recently, http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/03/though-steve-jobs-famously-told/ http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/03/though-stev

They offered to license patents recently, http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/03/though-steve-jobs-famously-told/ http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/03/though-steve-jobs-famou... And the Samsung conglomerate is huge, with $220 billion in yearly revenue and ~350000 employees. Apple's revenue in 2011 was half that.