The tech world is buzzing with a question that seems almost absurd on its surface: why would a trillion-dollar company like Apple wage expensive legal battles across multiple continents over what amounts to pocket change per device? MacRumors reports that Apple has been ordered to pay more than $700 million to Texas-based Optis Cellular Technology LLC in a landmark UK patent ruling. The England and Wales Court of Appeal ruled that Apple must pay a lump sum of $502 million for using standard-e...
