On Sunday, Apple and Samsung announced a surprising new deal that will put iTunes on later-model Samsung smart TVs and allow people with iPhones and iPads to use Apple's AirPlay 2 technology to display their device's content on the Samsung TVs. Apple and Samsung have had a contentious, complicated relationship as smartphone rivals and collaborators — last June, the companies settled years of Apple complaints that Samsung had stolen its designs for its smartphones, but during the litigation, Apple was also buying screens and other components from Samsung.
The deal was also seen as a strategic shift for Apple from focusing on hardware to emphasizing its growing services business, though it also raises questions, including how Samsung and Apple will resolve their differing views on customer privacy and about Apple's plans for its Apple TV box.
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