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mikecane on May 16, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Lodsys explains in-app patent warning letters sent...

Well, this is one hell of a Gotcha! for everyone who is using in-app purchasing. Wasn't it the responsibility of Apple, Google, MS, to inform developers of this? Hm, I wonder if HP has a license for webOS.

And does this apply to desktop in-app purchases? What about in-app web app purchases? Does Facebook and its devs need a license?

barrettcolin on May 16, 2011 [–]

Reportedly, it isn't restricted to just in-app purchase: http://twitter.com/#!/jamesthomson/status/70095343605391360

mikecane on May 16, 2011 | [–]

Hmmm... could that have been a notice error in their glee to target everyone? If it applies, this is a damn bigger issue than everybody yet understands!

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