You are IMO correct that this denial is not that big a deal in the normal scheme - as in your "average" infringement case.

But consider who proposed the motion (Apple) and their apparent current political clout. From that view, there is IMO greater significance. Would it have been that big a surprise had the motion been granted?

Which prompts consideration of this: What would happen (PPS) had it gone the other way, and Apple's proposed motion was granted?

From these views, IMO this little victory is significant. Any victory, in the current climate, against Apple, is significant.

FWIW,

SGE