Engadget had a really great analysis of both companies' patent portfolio... their conclusion was Apple has a handful that may put a squeeze on Palm, but with a

Engadget had a really great analysis of both companies' patent portfolio... their conclusion was Apple has a handful that may put a squeeze on Palm, but with a bare minimum of research into Palm's portfolio they came up with four that the iPhone is a near-direct rip-off of, with hundreds more they hadn't even delved into. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=454118 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=454118 (News.YC) http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/28/apple-vs-palm-the-in-depth-analysis/ http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/28/apple-vs-palm-the-in-dept... (direct link)