South Korea delays ban on iPads and iPhones until Apple can appeal

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Apple and Samsung have been recreating the Cold War through their own [mutually assured destruction](http://www.engadget.com/tag/apple,samsung,lawsuit) policy, and nowhere is that more apparent than their [Pyrrhic victories](http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/23/samsung-apple-patent-lawsuit-south-korea/) in South Korea. For Apple, however, the pain will be just a little easier to bear. A Seoul court has confirmed that it's staying the ban on older iPads and iPhones until Apple can complete the appeals process; the Cupertino crew won't face the full penalty unless the appeals court upholds the verdict. Samsung hasn't yet asked for a similar pause on a ban covering some of its Android devices, though, which could lead to at least a momentarily lopsided situation in Samsung's home country. It's nonetheless a brief reprieve in a war that sadly won't end anytime soon.

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