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Title: Apple reportedly yanks Monster's MFi license in the wake of Beats lawsuit Post by: HCK on June 19, 2015, 03:00:14 pm Apple reportedly yanks Monster's MFi license in the wake of Beats lawsuit
<article> <section class="page"> <p> Monster, the audio accessory maker, just lost its MFi license (https://developer.apple.com/programs/mfi/) for making Apple-compatible accessories. The company says its Made for iPhone, iPod, and iPad certification was revoked after it sued Apple earlier this year, and that Apple will not allow Monster to sell MFi-licensed accessories after September.</p><p> While Apple isn’t commenting on Monster’s MFi license or the lawsuit, the Wall Street Journal (http://www.wsj.com/article_email/apple-revokes-monsters-authority-to-make-licensed-accessories-1434481512-lMyQjAxMTA1MzE3NjcxNjYwWj) reported that the company’s head legal counsel told Monster’s general counsel that the accessory maker would be losing its certification, and a spot on Apple Store shelves, because the lawsuit would “destroy the working relationship” between the two companies and that it wasn’t “mutually beneficial” to continue that relationship.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2936907/apple-reportedly-yanks-monsters-mfi-license-in-the-wake-of-beats-lawsuit.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: Apple reportedly yanks Monster's MFi license in the wake of Beats lawsuit (http://www.macworld.com/article/2936907/apple-reportedly-yanks-monsters-mfi-license-in-the-wake-of-beats-lawsuit.html#tk.rss_all) |