One of the most under-reported stories relates to the amount of money being spent by kids in iPhone games, unbeknownst to their parents until they see a bill for hundreds of dollars. This story is about to blow up, thanks to a judge's decision in a San Jose court not to dismiss a class action lawsuit filed by disgruntled parents against Apple about what they term as "bait apps" but what we call freemium games, or games that are free to play but require purchases of virtual goods to progress.
Let's face facts: Apple is involved in a lot of lawsuits. Whether they're being sued for infringing on somebody else's patents or they're suing to defend their own, the number of litigations the company is involved in at any one time can't possibly be counted on fingers and toes. That's part of the reason we don't normally cover them here on Gamezebo - reporting on Apple lawsuits would be like writing an article about the sun coming up every morning. But when a company cites a science fiction film from 1968 as the basis for their argument? That's a story that's hard to pass up.