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It isnt like apple just found these patents under a couch cushion, they knew they had them. You're assuming the people working with the W3C even knew that Appl
by adestefan 15y ago
It isnt like apple just found these patents under a couch cushion, they knew they had them.
You're assuming the people working with the W3C even knew that Apple had these patents. Apple is a big corporation. The people that are working with the W3C probably didn't even look for the patents themselves, it was probably the legal department that finally said, "Oh here's some that might apply."
- notatoad 15y agoi am assuming that apple's legal department know what their own company is up to. i don't think that's an unreasonable assumption.
- mbrubeck 15y agoApple has refused to join the W3C Web Events WG since it started in October 2010. One of the only benefits they get from not participating is that it's easier for them to exclude patents from licensing requirements. We should assume that Apple's legal team carefully considered the patent issues back when the company was deciding whether to join the working group.