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This comes one month after Microsoft accused Motorola of infringing on nine patents used in its Android-based smartphones. The main patent in question involves Microsoft's Exchange ActiveSync, an e-mail, calendar, and contact syncing technology that all of the major Android phone producers pay to use, with the exception of Motorola. The licensing fee is a major investment though -- somewhere in the hundreds of millions of dollars -- and has already been purchased by Google for the development and use of Android. This raises the issue of Microsoft forcing hardware developers to purchase their own additional licenses, and could be an attempt to slow or discourage the adoption of Android by more manufacturers. Amusing given the charges of excess and discrimination from yesterday's lawsuit.
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Great, another neverending process about nothing has just begun...
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haha this is a Your charging me too much about a deal we made years ago .
but im also suing you because you wont pay MY overcharging
Seriously
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Mr. Pot? This is Mr. Kettle!
They're all rediculous. They all steal from one another, they all screw each other. Haven't these big corporations ever heard that no one likes a tattle tail?
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If they didn't want to pay the royalties they should not have put there IP's and hardware in their device.
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Zilpha said:
I have to agree that Microsoft is being incredibly hypocritical in this instance. They force xbox live subs in order to do just about anything (when Ps3 and Wii consoles do not) and then have the nerve to sue Motorola over doing essentially the same thing?
I guess their philosophy of "pay to play" only applies when they are on the receiving end of the money.
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Protect your product, sign & respect contract, stop to sue companies for unclear information.
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Oh Microsoft, if only everything in the world could go in your favor. Welcome to the world of being screwed by a large company, enjoy your stay.
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I feel the same about the overpriced Windows operating systems that come out every 2-5 years. Can we the customers sue MS for that?
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Everybody sues everybody in the big business market.They are boring!!!
Why throwing millions of dollars on lawsuits and courts when they can make something productive for their comsumers.Everything is politics!
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*sigh* Microsoft and lawsuits never ending battle, anyways i surprised these two companies have much in common for more than just one lawsuit, anyone know who won the first one?
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Everyone in tech sues everyone in tech. I wonder how many ongoing suits there are just with Microsoft alone?
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Neojt said:
haha this is a Your charging me too much about a deal we made years ago .
but im also suing you because you wont pay MY overcharging
Seriously
I lold, but that's it.
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KG363 said:
This is kinda legitimate, but I'm still tired of these lawsuits
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US federal courts are full of lawsuit, I cant imagine the amount of paperwork, workers must be overwhelmed.
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So if Microsoft can sue Motorola for charging to much for royalties, when can I sue for them charging too much for a Live subscription?
Ok, so I really don't think that's quite the same, but I am still wondering why the price of Live went UP instead of down even though they keep getting more subscribers?
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