Ever notice that subtle buzz when you tap your iPhone screen? A small company just told a US jury that buzz cost Apple billions.
A federal jury has awarded Taction Technology more than $5.7 billion in damages, ruling that Apple infringed its haptics patents.
The case centers on haptic feedback, the vibration technology behind Apple's Taptic Engine, the thing that makes your phone feel alive under your fingertip.
Taction claims its patented methods for generating that tactile sensation were used across Apple's products without authorization.
Think of it like someone patenting a specific way to make a doorbell chime, then a giant company using that exact method in millions of units without ever asking permission.
Apple is pushing back hard, stating it 'does not use Taction's' technology, and plans to appeal the verdict.
If this ruling holds through appeal, every little buzz from your iPhone just became a very expensive habit for Apple.
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