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Blocking out the largest territory in the continental United States seems like a ham-handed solution for any app.
by vogt 11y ago
Blocking out the largest territory in the continental United States seems like a ham-handed solution for any app.
- lnanek2 11y agoMight be a good business decision. Any popular game with in app purchases tends to get a "welcome package" from a popular patent troll, for example. If you are an indie starting out you might as well avoid the legal costs by just cutting out a state that isn't going to net you much gain by itself anyway.
- maxwelljoslyn 11y agoCan you please expand on "getting a welcome package from a patent troll?" What would such a troll have patented -- the concept of in-app purchases? Is the "package" a lawsuit over the use of something which they claim is patented?
- WildUtah 11y agoThere are dozens or hundreds of patents in force on in app purchases. [0] It's impossible to write any non-trivial software without infringing hundreds of US software patents. And as long as there are software patents, it will always be that way. [0] warning: obnoxious autoplay video http://www.x-plane.com/x-world/lawsuit/ http://www.x-plane.com/x-world/lawsuit/
- hueving 11y agoSquare miles isn't relevant to an app anyway.
- vogt 11y agoIn the plan they were proposing, it would be.