The recent (if not still ongoing) Lodsys v. Apple fight over patent infringement around in-app purchase revealed another important criteria for something to be a platform: indemnification.
Apple (or any platform provider) has to protect developers for their platform from such claims - whether they are justified or - as in this case - just patent trolls.
For a true platform this must never be burdened on the developers.
Hope Google/Android will follow Apple's example.
Apple (or any platform provider) has to protect developers for their platform from such claims - whether they are justified or - as in this case - just patent trolls.
For a true platform this must never be burdened on the developers.
Hope Google/Android will follow Apple's example.
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