Apple Defends App Programmers in Patent Dispute

Apple’s legal team has fired back at a patent-owning firm that was threatening to sue iPhone app programmers over usage of in-app payment technology.
Apple stated in no uncertain terms that it planned to protect Apple developers.
“Apple is undisputedly licensed to these patent and the Apple App Makers are protected by that license,” wrote Bruce Sewell, [...]

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