Nokia has already sounded off on the technical advantages of the
nano-SIM standard it's pushing, but now the Finnish phone
manufacturer is attacking Apple's competing effort from an
intellectual property stance as well. In comments made to IDG, a
Nokia spokesman questioned the worth of Apple's proposal due to
its lack of reliance on any patents held by the company:  "We
are not aware of any Apple Intellectual Property which it
considers essential to its nano-SIM proposal. In light of this,
Apple's proposal for royalty-free licensing seems no more than
an attempt to devalue the intellectual property of others."
However, as we reported yesterday, Apple's nano-SIM proposal is
essentially "a micro-SIM stripped of virtually all its plastic,"
which wouldn't necessarily be much grounds for a patent
application in itself. Nokia is claiming that Apple's plan to
license its nano-SIM patents royalty-free is simply designed to
undermine the rival proposal (also backed by RIM and Motorola),
but if Cupertino feels that bu