They also have a free developer license so you can build your app before going to a VC.

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Now, Apple can only suspend the developer's rights under the license agreement until the dispute is legally resolved, according to Bereskin.

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Activision has shown that when a proper budget and a solid developer is placed behind a Hollywood license, it can result in a critical and commercial success.

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Eventually Monsanto started to pull away from its rivals as it became the first seed developer to patent the gene traits of seeds and to license its technology broadly.

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That would give a software developer or product vendor time to order up substitute code with more capitalist-friendly license terms.

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