Does HTC Deal Mean End to Apple's Patent Dispute With Android? - Ina Fried - Mobile - AllThingsD

Perhaps a pivotal patent poker play

"Apple may also be playing a bit of “the enemy of the enemy is my friend” here. Though Apple and HTC have hardly been chummy, the company’s biggest strategic battles are against Samsung and Google (which now owns Motorola). By making peace with a struggling HTC, Apple could boost the Taiwanese phone maker in its battle with those two larger rivals."

Does HTC Deal Mean End to Apple's Patent Dispute With Android? - Ina Fried - Mobile - AllThingsD