Reports of Apple’s inability to patent the interface software in its popular iPod music player and Microsoft’s efforts to stake its claim to such technology through its own patent application have sparked wide speculation that Microsoft might make royalties off the Apple devices, which sold to the tune of nearly 20 million units in the last year.
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Microsoft, Apple Continue iPod Patent Fight
Posted by: Jay Lyman August 17, 2005 07:40 AMReports of Apple’s inability to patent the interface software in its popular iPod music player and Microsoft’s efforts to stake its claim to such technology through its own patent application have sparked wide speculation that Microsoft might make royalties off the Apple devices, which sold to the tune of nearly 20 million units in the last year.