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How do you know they shipped your code?

Because it was shipped about 48 hours after I wrote it, and I see details in it that are specific to my implementation.

In fact, if you use their iOS app(especially on the more memory-consuming devices like an iPad Retina)you'll notice that the app reproducibly crashes on all screens. Except one.

"reproducibly crashes on all screens. Except one"

This reminds me of the story about a large telecom company in North America and one in China. They were able to show that their code was stolen because they had the same bug.

Exactly. My product was stolen by a competitor. In court I could show their product had the same bug as mine. That was the start of their downfall. They bankrupted.

You could reverse engineer their app and see if it matches your implementation. Super easy if it's html app. Not too hard if objective-c since it is very verbose, even with symbols stripped.

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