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Re:Apple declines to join Microsoft in funding patent troll ... by gcb0 on Friday April 11, 2014 @12:02PM (#7573690)
the real reason is probably that apple is a pattent troll themselves. why would they cross one target (microsoft, and possibly several other microsoft partners) off their list by joining this?

remember that not even patent trolls have tried to enforce design patents as IP before apple. They are really good at trolling. ALso, do not forgot job's emails to the RIM ceo during the valleygate.

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Re:Apple declines to join Microsoft in funding patent troll ... by pmelendez on Friday April 11, 2014 @02:15PM (#7574499)
>"why would they cross one target (microsoft, and possibly several other microsoft partners)"

They have agreements already so is not that is going to be a huge target anyway [1]

[1] http://www.theverge.com/2012/8/13/3239977/apple-and-microsof...

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Re:Apple declines to join Microsoft in funding patent troll ... by gcb0 on Friday April 11, 2014 @08:22PM (#7576339)
sorry for not following the latest news in patent troll world :) but that new agreement would allow samsung to join later on, maybe?
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