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What about Apple? Do they license these smartphone patents or do they have some other kind of deal?
by guelo 12y ago
What about Apple? Do they license these smartphone patents or do they have some other kind of deal?
- astrodust 12y agoEver since the big flap over Microsoft "stealing" MacOS and the idea of a GUI they've had some kind of cold-war era red phone to communicate about these issues. I can't recall a single instance of Apple and Microsoft going to court over intellectual property since then. Their lawyers probably work it out long before it becomes public. They're also participating in a number of patent pools together along with other organizations, so they're unlikely to get involved in a protracted legal battle.
- Redoubts 12y agoThey have a cross-licensing deal that seems to be stricter about consumer-visible features. http://www.theverge.com/2012/8/13/3239977/apple-and-microsoft-cross-license-agreement-includes-anti-cloning http://www.theverge.com/2012/8/13/3239977/apple-and-microsof...