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It was a presentation that would have made Steve Jobs proud. Just as Jobs knew how to stun the public and the press with a shiny Apple new product, Apple lawyer Harold McElhinny was smooth and direct in his presentation. Using big bold slides, and a bit of video to show off the best features, he laid out a simple version of smartphone history that put his client at the center: Apple came first. Imitators like Samsung followed. And now it’s time for them to pay up.