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Apple will defend developers against 'patent troll' Lodsys

article published on 11 June, 2011

Apple has stepped up to the plate and will put some of its $60 billion in cash to work defending app developers being attacked by "patent troll" company Lodsys. In May, Lodsys began sending letters to app developers demanding a 0.575 percent cut of all revenue, due to the fact that they own a patent relating to in-app purchases. Apple has now filed a motion to intervene on behalf of ... [ read the full article ]

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Now the "some for nothings" want to fight over representation of peoples hard work so they can make money for having done... nothing. But once they've spent untold millions bitching, scrapping, biting, fighting & the top dog stands alone; that individual then makes you (the developers here) give them your money... which is going to be even more now, because they lost a lot due to the legal battles... and for what per se?

WTF!!! I know I'm being simplistic here so I don't want to hear too much whining, but this really smacks of extortion, on both sides.

My point is... sure use your billions, your just going to pass the screwing on to your consumers later on down the line anyway.
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