Florida court throws out lawsuit claiming that Apple 'broke' FaceTimeA Florida court rules in Apple's favor.
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A court has thrown out a case against Apple for FaceTime.
The lawsuit claimed Apple intentionally broke FaceTime in older iPhones.
The court ruled the claims "are untimely and must be dismissed".
Apple has just gotten a win in court. Reported by 9to5Mac, a federal court in Florida has dismissed a lawsuit that claimed the company purposefully 'broke' FaceTime for older iPhones.
The lawsuit said that Apple intentionally removed compatibility in older models of the iPhone "to avoid costly transmitting services." The court, however, decided that the claims in the lawsuit "are untimely and must be dismissed," according to a new report from Bloomberg Law.
When Apple launched iOS 7 in 2013, the company implemented a new peer-to-peer standard for its FaceTime video calling service. The new standard allowed Apple to offer the service without infringing on patents from VirnetX, which it had been paying in order to operate the...
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Florida court throws out lawsuit claiming that Apple 'broke' FaceTime
