MS as a patent troll
i.e. if you can't beat oponnents, sue them. HTC was an easy target, already struck by a heavy Apple lawsuit. Also being a foreign company doesn't help if they get scrutinized by zealous US judges who...
View ArticleRE: Google should Partner with Nokia and Adobe
I don't see a point in such a pool, first of all Nokia and Google are going head to head in many areas. Nokia going Open source is a completely separate issue, it has more to do with cost. And their...
View ArticleRE[4]: Am I missing something?
I hope SCOTUS decides on the Bilsky case and the rest of the world can forget this chapter of patenting software.
View ArticleRE: This is Android Specific
no, it isn't. any profit is just icing on the cake. these actions are designed to deter businesses from choosing a linux-based platform over a MS platform and furthermore to drive an ideological wedge...
View ArticleGoogle should Partner with Nokia and Adobe
Google should partner with Nokia and Adobe and pool their significant patent portfolios. Given that Nokia is going OpenSource, it fits well with googles OpenPlatform philosophies. Adobe brings a lot of...
View ArticleRE: This is Android Specific
Because most people are probably pretty sure that Linux is in fact has parts that are covered by patents. Considering how broad patents are granted and how obvious things are being patented, I'd say...
View ArticleRE: Am I missing something?
It works like this. Microsoft doesn't care if Google puts there stuff in Android as long as it's free. But ones phone makers make money on selling Android devices Microsoft wants it part. This makes...
View ArticleThis is Android Specific
I can't understand all the second guessing here... The announcement is perfectly clear. Microsoft will receive royalties for every Android handset sold. This has nothing to do with Apple or WM7, it is...
View ArticleRE: not always pragmatic
TomTom could have used a Linux kernel that did not violate Microsoft's FAT patents (which, BTW, is not a patent for FAT itself, but rather a patent for a method of writing both a long filename (LFN)...
View ArticleRE[2]: Here's the clue...
Update: Microsoft deputy general counsel of intellectual property Horacio Gutierrez just sent us a statement saying that the company's been "talking to several device manufacturers to address our...
View ArticleRE: the most dangerous part
Also, everytime these shenanigans are pulled, we see statements like this:âWe are pleased to continue our collaboration with HTC.â Whenever lawyers are "pleased", it means someone is getting...
View ArticleRE[3]: Am I missing something?
Sounds kind of like a schoolyard bully who demands your lunch money, else he's gonna kick your ass.
View ArticleWhy must this be tied to the Apple suit???
Microsoft entered into some agreement in regards to Microsoft's patents that they own and have a right to license out: this in no way means that Microsoft has any connection with Apple and their...
View ArticleComment by viator
The only way i see keeping android free in the future is for google to sell phones themselves. They could start by buying palm or could buy HTC and back out of the deal and tell MS to shove it. If i...
View ArticleRE: Here's the clue...
I see you are once again busy ignoring the stuff I actually write in favour of whatever ghosts roam around in your head. What part of "However, considering the US patent system, these Microsoft...
View ArticleHere's the clue...
The likely conversation (paraphrased ): Microsoft: Hey HTC, you guys have built Windows Mobile products in the past haven't you? You'd like to do that again at some stage I gather? HTC: Well, yer,...
View Articlethe most dangerous part
the most ridiculous part is that whenever these MS linux patent licensing deals rear their ugly heads, specific patent infringements are nearly never made public, making it impossible to work around...
View ArticleRE[2]: Am I missing something?
What is interesting here is that HTC is essentially paying royalties to MIcrosoft for Android technologies. That's a bad precedent but, in fairness to HTC they probably did not want to be sued to two...
View Articlenot always pragmatic
I think tomtom will attest to that with the FAT32 problems they had. They eventually managed to solve it, but all companies use patents in a bad way most of the time.
View ArticleHere we go again
Same thing that happened to novell and xandros etc etc. MS threatens company with lawsuit (read billions of dollars) Offers company sweetheart deal to license said patent (that it really DOESNT...
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