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Re:Apple blocked the FlickType Watch keyboard then announced... by gus_massa on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @08:11AM (#28538039)
>> When Eleftheriou rejected Apple, it refused to remove copycat and scam apps from the App Store.

I agree that scam apps should be removed, but why did he expects copycats to be removed?

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Re:Apple blocked the FlickType Watch keyboard then announced... by Aulig on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @08:21AM (#28538140)
If they infringe on his intellectual property rights they must normally be removed, I assume.
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Re:Apple blocked the FlickType Watch keyboard then announced... by rad_gruchalski on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @08:29AM (#28538207)
If he proves in the courts that they do, yes. Just because someone else has built another keyboard for the watch does not mean that any IP was infringed on.
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Re:Apple blocked the FlickType Watch keyboard then announced... by alisonkisk on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @09:04AM (#28538577)
OK then why was FlickType banned without a court order?
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Re:Apple blocked the FlickType Watch keyboard then announced... by qweqwweqwe-90i on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @05:23PM (#28544559)
Because Apple doesn't allow keyboard apps on their devices.
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Re:Apple blocked the FlickType Watch keyboard then announced... by tartoran on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @08:44AM (#28538379)
Beside the IP the copycat kb apps are nefarious for the app store users but I get it, Apple does not care about its users, it just pretends to when it suits their interests...
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