"At the SHM we practically had to corner DL and the board and extract a "confession" which really even still was not an admission. There was talk about confidentiallity etc. But most there came away with the conclusion that Apple had "bought a license", what ever that meant or means."

I now realize the correct question to have asked Leckrone and the BOD is probably more like

"Is Apple a company which has either been notified but hasn't settled or has yet to be notified?"

The SHAM questions were aimed at "Has Apple signed?" Hindsight is 20-20.