Free
Message: Apple and Patents
I hope we are unreasonable high but acceptable at the right price.

Apple warns: "Many of the Company’s products are designed to include third-party intellectual property, and in the future the Company may need to seek or renew licenses relating to various aspects of its products and business methods. Although the Company believes that, based on past experience and industry practice, such licenses generally could be obtained on reasonable terms, there is no assurance that the necessary licenses would be available on acceptable terms or at all."

Right now, Apple is in the middle of a bunch of patent wars, including battles with HTC, Motorola, and Nokia. Patent suits don't generally drive big companies into hardship, and Apple has a LOT of cash. But they can be a distraction.



Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/15-things-apple-says-could-kill-its-business-2010-11#ixzz14H1hvDex
Share
New Message
Please login to post a reply