Nokia’s lawsuit against Apple alleging that the iPhone infringes on Nokia’s patents may cost Apple in terms of public opinion as well as financially. It’s also bad timing, says an analyst, coming alongside Microsoft’s strong launch of Windows 7.
– The lawsuit Nokia filed against Apple on Oct. 22
could cost the iPhone maker up to $1 billion, according to reporting by Reuters.

Nokia
is alleging that the iPhone infringes on 10 patents held by Nokia that are
relevant to wireless data, speech coding, security and encryption. And while
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