An apparent leak in the latest episode of Windows Weekly hints that Apple may have pressured Google and HTC into dropping multi-touch from the Nexus One. Citing Google sources, show co-host Leo Laporte says Apple "politely" asked Google to omit support in the US for alleged concerns about its patent portfolio. The iPhone maker supposedly has a 'weak' patent that would cover the Nexus One and sought to avoid a fight knowing that it might lose.
