"Camo was used by thousands of Apple employees, across all divisions of the company," the lawsuit says. "At first, Apple encouraged Reincubate to increase its investment in Camo. But when Apple recognized that Camo was a threat-it took steps not only to copy it, thereby infringing Reincubate's patents, but also to undermine Camo's functionality such that Reincubate could not compete with Apple's rip-off, called Continuity Camera, which was only operable between Apple devices and Mac com"
"Reincubate, which makes the Camo and Camo Studio apps for turning your iOS or Android phone into a webcam for your Mac or PC, is suing Apple, alleging anticompetitive conduct and patent infringement. Camo first launched in 2020, but two years after, Apple launched a similar feature called Continuity Camera, which works just with Apple devices. Reincubate alleges that Apple "copied the technology" and "used its control over its operating systems and App Store to disadvantage that interoperable solution and redirect user demand to Apple's own platform-tied offering," according to the lawsuit."
"'We'd not come between Apple and users, we'd come between Apple and their walled garden,' Reincubate's CEO says."
Reincubate filed a lawsuit against Apple alleging anticompetitive conduct and patent infringement related to webcam apps that turn phones into webcams. Reincubate's Camo and Camo Studio preceded Apple's Continuity Camera, which operates only between Apple devices. Reincubate alleges Apple copied Camo's technology, used control over its operating systems and the App Store to disadvantage an interoperable solution, and redirected user demand to a platform-tied offering. Reincubate also alleges Apple initially encouraged investment in Camo, then treated it as a threat, copied functionality, infringed patents, and took steps that undermined Camo's ability to compete.
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