Florian Mueller from FOSS Patents has put up a heart-breaking yet pragmatic set of recommendations for developers on how to cost-effectively deal with Lodsys and other patent trolls who target small, independent app makers. (If you’re a mega corporation with billions of dollars in the war chest this obviously doesn’t apply to you.) While Apple has filed a motion to intervene, there’s no guarantees that it’ll work, and it’s unknown what, if any, support they’re providing iOS developers beyond that. Google has yet to do or say anything, leaving Android developers entirely in the lurch. So…
Mueller breaks it down in a lot of detail and sites a lot of examples, so if this is an area of particular concern, hit the link below and start reading.
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