Hehehe, most people will think it is cruel, but I think that
this is pretty damn funny....
As cruel as it is, Apple should have been alot smarter in the first place.
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Apple released the iPod in November 2001 but didn't file for a patent until the following July. At some point during that period Microsoft filed for patents on some of the iPod's technology. The US Patent Office has ruled that Microsoft has the right to charge Apple an $11 licensing fee for each iPod sold. The furious Apple said that they will appeal the decision. This disputes comes out only a few days after Microsoft announced that it is waging war on the iPod and will soon release a rival line of players. So far, 21 million iPods have been sold worldwide, 18 million in the last year alone. You do the Math.
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