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| Authored by: betajet on Monday, October 24 2011 @ 07:33 PM EDT |
| Here's another version of the same article, with graphics from Microsoft showing
their tentacle-like reach: Microsoft signs up Compal in patent deal, claims to get cut from half of
all Android devices.
Some quotes and my snarky comments
(IANAL/JMO/YMMV):
In case Android device makers didn't get the
message that Microsoft is their Daddy, the company released a helpful
infographic showing recent patent deals and lawsuits related to
Android.
I think the proper term is "Godfather", not
"Daddy".
A blog posting by top Microsoft lawyers Brad Smith and
Horacio Gutierrez claims that Microsoft has spent about $4.5 billion over
the last decade to license in patents from other companies. It doesn't,
however, state how much it makes in royalties from those agreements.
Aha! We finally have an actual number of how much Microsoft has
received from their various IP-related adventures: negative $4.5 billion.
Does this include i4i? No wonder they want to keep these agreements secret from
their stockholders.
General snarky comment: from the tentacle diagram, it's
clear Microsoft has been very busy busy busy on IP-related matters. When do
they ever find time to write programs?
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, October 24 2011 @ 04:43 AM EDT |
Today, Microsoft announced an agreement with Compal, an original
design manufacturer that produces smartphones and tablets for third parties and
takes in $28 billion in annual revenue. This was the “tenth license
agreement providing coverage under our patent portfolio for mobile phones and
tablets (which also happen to run the Android system),” and the ninth in the
last four months, Microsoft lawyers Brad Smith and Horacio Gutierrez write in a
blog post.
“More important, today’s announcement means that companies
accounting for over half of all smartphone devices (which happen to run the
Android system) have now entered into patent license agreements with Microsoft,”
they claim.
According to charts in the blog post, 55 percent of
snmartphone devices (which happen to run the Android system) by worldwide
revenue are subject to patent license agreements between Microsoft and original
design manufacturers, such as Compal.
We are awaiting an announcement
from Microsoft regarding those smartphone devices (which do not run the Android
system) which also infringe their patents and have not yet signed licensing
contracts or are not being chased to sign them.
There, fixed it
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, October 24 2011 @ 04:35 AM EDT |
Recently one of the google founders spoke about this and i wonder if I remember
it correct that this license actually meant that MS gave these companies stuff
in return for being permitted to use the wording 'license for patents'. bother
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| Authored by: Bernard on Monday, October 24 2011 @ 03:35 AM EDT |
Notice how Microsoft don't actually say that *Android*
infringes any of their patents?
It's always "Android devices".
If I had a patent that covered the fundamental principles of
capacitive touch screens, then that would cover nearly all
touch screen devices the world over, without in any way
reflecting on Android, or iOS, or WinPhone7, or any other
tablet or smartphone OS.
So, until they start to offer evidence that the licences
were paid to cover use of Android itself, it's nothin' but
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