Tim Cook: We expect our strong relationship with Samsung to continue, tried to settle issues out of court

During Apple’s Q2 results conference call today, Tim Cook went on record to say that Apple is Samsung’s largest customer, and both companies value their strong relationship. This news comes amidst Apple’s lawsuit against Samsung over the Galaxy S line of phones and tablets. Apple claims that Samsung copied key design components of the iPhone and iPad lines. Apple COO Tim Cook also said that Apple worked with Samsung to try to settle their issues out of court, but had to go to court after Samsung’s mobile division “crossed the line.” Cook thinks Apple and Samsung’s strong relationship will continue.