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Apple updates its response to Lodsys suit, but doesn't move to invalidate patents

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Florian Mueller of FOSS Patents points out that Apple's amendments to its proposed answer are very minor, however, and a readthrough of the amended document bears this out. Critically, Apple's argument remains that its licensing of Lodsys's patents should be sufficient to allow third-party developers on its platform the right to use in-app purchasing tools without having to license them independently. Mueller is not fully convinced this tactic will succeed, however, and believes that Apple should instead challenge the validity of the patents themselves. Some third-party developers have already filed for invalidation of the Lodsys patents, but Apple's motion to intervene hasn't gone nearly that far yet.</div>
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Lodsys obviously believes it has a strong case if it's graduated from suing smaller developers to going after industry titans like EA and Square-Enix. Mueller seems to be asserting that Apple's response to the case thus far has been lackluster, and it's hard to argue with him; considering what's at stake, it is indeed disappointing that Apple has yet to unleash the firepower of its fully-armed and operational battle lawyers upon Lodsys.</div>
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Apple updates its response to Lodsys suit, but doesn't move to invalidate patents

Apple has updated its proposed answer to the Lodsys suit against third-party developers. Lodsys has recently expanded its patent suit to ...

Atari releases over 100 Greatest Hits to the App Store

<br/><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" class="aligncenter" height="238" src="http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/5423/atarisgreatesthits.jpg" style="border: 0px initial initial;" width="318" /></p><br/>Atari is borrowing a playbook page from Capcom -- it's released an app called Atari's Greatest Hits on the New Zealand App Store, which should be here in the US by tomorrow. Like Capcom's Arcade app, Atari's new title features a ton of retro arcade hits (more than 100), all available via in-app purchase for unlimited play. Touch Arcade has the full, overwhelming list, and you can see everything in there from Asteroid to Yar's Revenge and all of it in between. Missile Command! Breakout! Centipede! This is basically a retro gaming fan's dream come true.<br/><br/>The way it works is that each of the in-game packs sell for 99 cents, but you can get the whole shebang for just $14.99 (and fifteen bucks for all of these titles is a bargain). The app is universal, too, which means not only will it work on the iPhone, but it'll also run all of these games on the iPad -- even nicer if you have the iPad set up in ThinkGeek's soon-to-be-released iCade arcade cabinet. In fact, Atari worked with ION to make these games specifically compatible with just this device, so for an iPad, this game pack, and the price of the $99 iCade, you can take a trip through time right back to the video game palaces of old.<br/><br/>Awesome stuff right here. Keep an eye on the App Store this evening -- the Atari's Greatest Hits app should be available soon.

Atari releases over 100 Greatest Hits to the App Store

Atari is borrowing a playbook page from Capcom -- it's released an app called Atari's Greatest Hits on the New Zealand App Store, wh...