Apple and Jon Prosser: A Legal Tug-of-War

Jon Prosser is in a legal scuffle with Apple. The tech giant claims he stole their secrets. But Prosser says he's been talking to Apple all along. Apple says otherwise. They filed a lawsuit in July. Prosser didn't respond by the deadline. So, Apple asked the court to move forward. Prosser says he's been in touch with Apple. But he can't say more. He denies ignoring the case. Apple's lawyers say they served Prosser with the lawsuit. They say they told him to respond by August 19th. But Prosser didn't. Apple says they asked Prosser about it. But he still didn't respond. Apple's lawsuit is serious. They say Prosser and another person had a plan. They say the plan was to steal Apple's secrets. And make money from it. Apple says one of the defendants broke into a friend's iPhone. This friend worked at Apple. He showed Prosser secret features. Prosser then made videos. He showed off new iOS features. These features were not yet public. Prosser's videos showed changes to the Camera app. And hints of a new design language. Apple says this was iOS 19. It was later named iOS 26. Prosser's videos came out before Apple announced the software. This makes Apple's case stronger. But Prosser says he's been talking to Apple. The court will decide what's true.