• Ephera@lemmy.ml
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    4 months ago

    I’m not a lawyer, I could imagine that a copyright claim for a specific app design is viable.
    But in this case, it might also just be a case of avoiding bad press and bad blood with Apple.

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      4 months ago

      Could it be a fear of a software patent relating to the design? Back in the day Apple had one for swipe to unlock that prompted Android to use different patterns.