In our November issue we reported that Apple Inc. had been accused of appropriating the design of an iconic clock, copyrighted and trademarked by the Swiss Federal Railway, to use in the iPad’s new operating system. Apple was mum at the time, and still hasn’t publicly commented on the matter. But if money talks, Apple has spoken.
Swiss newspaper Tages-Anzeiger reported that the Cupertino-based technology giant paid 20 million Swiss francs ($21 million) to compensate the railway. That amount included a license that will allow Apple to continue to use the design in the clock app that comes with the latest version of the iPad tablet.
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