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I doubt anything will happen. Lots of companies own patents that other companies infringe upon but usually they don't pursue it because they know they're doing the same. It's like an unwritten agreement. The strange thing here is Nokia kicking it all off in the first place but they'll back down and the whole thing will be forgotten.
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WHSOriginally posted by Clippy View PostOut of court settlement.
I did like John Gruber's comment: I wouldn't want to **** with Apple Legal
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Last edited by scotspine; 12 December 2009, 15:12. Reason: sorry nf, maybe pedantic [nb: even the asterisks go against the t&c!] but i can see a bandwagon here that others...
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Ipods at dawn
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