Reuters:

Apple Inc rejected an offer from Samsung Electronics Co to settle their tablet computer dispute in Australia, possibly killing off the commercial viability of the South Korean firm’s new Galaxy tablet in that market.

Last week Samsung agreed to withdraw features from the Galaxy 10.1, but that isn’t enough for Apple, which claims that Samsung “slavishly” copied features from the iPhone and iPad for its own Galaxy devices. Apple, which has already received injunctions in European courts to prevent Samsung from selling its devices there, thinks it’ll fare better in front of a judge. Samsung, for its part, says it’s make or break time – the company suggested that if it can’t work out an arrangement to get the Galaxy Tab 10.1 on the market soon, the product will be “commercial dead” anyway.