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"We put the NDA in place because the iPhone OS includes many Apple inventions and innovations that we would like to protect, so that others don’t steal our work
by erik 18y ago
"We put the NDA in place because the iPhone OS includes many Apple inventions and innovations that we would like to protect, so that others don’t steal our work. It has happened before."
I think Apple was being naive if they expected an NDA to give them any sort protection for their technology. Am I missing something? Is there any reason to try to keep their documentation secret when anyone can buy an iPhone and take it apart?
- cpr 18y agoYes, it gives them more patent protection--if something's under NDA then it's considered a trade secret and thus can't trigger the "publicly-available" patent problem.