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I am not American, so I need to ask - why would Apple be worried about litigation? I don't see how a widget shop can be sued for selling a product when there is a dispute between two widget manufacturers.

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Because apparently they (Apple) took sides by ejecting one manufacturer. This might even be a conspiracy.

And more generally, because here in America there is little downside risk in filing a lawsuit.

Thanks, but as I understand it, the reason they ejected one of the apps was because they were possibly afraid of getting sued - which seems strange to me.

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