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dkonofalski

Others might say that they're not illegal and/or that you have a duty not to enter into them in the first place.

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> they're not illegal

We'll see! Until then, revoking certificates is retaliation.

> you have a duty not to enter into them in the first place

This isn't how contract law works.

>you have the duty to violate illegal developer agreements.

Neither is this if you're admitting the legality hasn't been determined.

You're saying that they breached their contract - he's just saying that the contract may not have been valid in the first place, thus it cannot be enforced/breached. We don't know if their contract was valid, that's up to the court(thats why this article is here).

The term in the contract they breached (not sneaking hidden code past app review) is not the same as the term they are contending is illegal though.

It's still an incredibly asanine point for a general discussion because it's true of almost any contract. It's ajin to people who constantly use phrases like "in my opinion" in general conversations, it's already implied by context.

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