Apple pulls its antitrust suit against patent troll FortressWhat you need to know
Apple has withdrawn from an antitrust suit against patent troll Fortress, leaving Intel to fight alone.
The move appears strategic with Apple now more able to defend itself against its own antitrust issues.
Antitrust as far as the eye can see.
Apple has withdrawn from an antitrust suit that saw Intel and the iPhone maker join forces to battle patent troll Fortress Investment. Intel will now need to go it alone while Apple will likely be in a stronger position when defending its own antitrust issues.
First shared by Foss Patents' Florian Mueller, Apple's decision to remove itself from the suit could suggest that a deal has been done somewhere along the line. But it seems just as likely that Apple's move was one of self-preservation – it's difficult to argue against a company doing something you're also being accused of, after all.
For Apple, the key benefit from this strategic retreat is that it's now consistently an antitrust defendant that argues in...
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Apple pulls its antitrust suit against patent troll Fortress
