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Apple does not indemnify its developers against patent claims so unless a suit is brought against Apple directly it doesn't technically need to do anything. Th
by ansy 15y ago
Apple does not indemnify its developers against patent claims so unless a suit is brought against Apple directly it doesn't technically need to do anything.
This is a taste of Apple's own medicine from when it brought suit against weaker device manufacturers instead of Google directly for Android related patent infringement.
- bilbo0s 15y agoAgreed. Wouldn't surprise me if Google were behind it. Apple may have lots of money, but something tells me these particular patent trolls could get the money they need if it came down to it.
- andybak 15y agoIt would surprise me. Quite a lot.
- slackerIII 15y agoYou think that Google, creators of an opposing app store & in-app purchases, wants to establish legal precedent that some patent on in-app purchases is enforceable?
- brudgers 15y ago"Apple does not indemnify its developers against patent claims so unless a suit is brought against Apple directly it doesn't technically need to do anything." I agree. However, the choice not to protect the developers creates problems for Apple which may be as bad as those created by protecting them. And the dilemma of a PR disaster and the precedent of establishing a B2B relationship with developers is what makes the situation so interesting.
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- Steko 15y ago"This is a taste of Apple's own medicine" This analogy seems pretty thin since Android's ecosystem is equally at risk here. This isn't going to scare these devs to another platform, it's going to scare them into not using the API.
- lukeschlather 15y agoDo you mean to say that they're just going to eschew in-app purchases? The Apple developer agreement, unless I'm mistaken, requires you use their API for in-app purchases or not have in-app purchases at all.