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HTC pays off Microsoft in Linux protection racket
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| CONVICTED MONOPOLIST Microsoft has managed
| to squeeze money from the smartphone maker
| HTC for using some of its much talked about
| but never revealed patents that Microsoft
| claims implicate Linux as part of the
| Android OS.
|
| According to the Vole's press website,
| Microsoft and HTC have signed a patent
| agreement that provides broad coverage
| under Microsoft's patent portfolio for
| HTC's mobile phones running the Android
| mobile operating system. Under the terms of
| the agreement, Microsoft will receive
| royalties from HTC.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1603069/htc-pays-microsoft-linux-protection-racket
Microsoft Cross-Licensing Tactic May Get Teeth Pulled Soon
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| I have often argued that the
| diversification of Linux has always been
| one of its big strengths: the richer the
| distribution ecosystem is, the richer the
| application set, and so forth.
|
| Today we saw another example of why the
| decentralized nature of Linux is such a
| plus, when Microsoft revealed it believes
| Android infringes on its patents--a stick
| Microsoft was willing to use when it
| offered Taiwanese phone maker HTC the
| carrot of a yet another cross-licensing
| agreement.
|
| [...]
|
| I, for one, would be happy as a clam to see
| software patent portfolios get blown out of
| the water and let software companies
| compete in terms of the things that matter,
| rather than vague threats and insinuations.
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http://www.itworld.com/open-source/106025/microsoft-cross-licensing-tactic-may-get-teeth-pulled-soon
Is the Microsoft-HTC patent deal more about Linux or Apple?
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| Apple sued HTC in early March for alleged
| IP infringement in the mobile phone space.
| Apple is claiming HTC is infringing 20
| Apple patents related to the iPhoneâs user
| interface, underlying architecture and
| hardware.
|
| When Apple sued HTC, I asked Microsoft for
| comment, thinking Microsoft execs might be
| willing to come to HTCâs defense â to some
| extent, at least â given HTC sells Windows
| Mobile phones, as well as Android-based
| ones. But Microsoft officials wouldnât
| provide a statement of any kind.
|
| A statement I received from a Microsoft
| spokesperson makes a not-so-thinly-veiled
| reference to the Apple case (at least the
| way I read it):
|
| âAs you may be aware, many technology
| companies active in the growing
| smartphone space have been taking
| increasing steps to protect their
| inventions. As the two companies have a
| long history of technical and
| commercial collaboration, Microsoft
| views this agreement as an effective
| example of how industry leaders can
| reach commercially reasonable
| arrangements that address intellectual
| property concerns.â
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=6026
Rob Enderle trivialises it:
Microsoft's HTC License for Android: Why the Microsoft/Google War Shifted to Microsoft
http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/enderle/microsofts-htc-license-for-android-why-the-microsoftgoogle-war-shifted-to-microsoft/?cs=40900
Microsoft signs Android patent deal with HTC
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2713043520100428?type=marketsNews
Microsoft Signs Android Patent Deal With HTC
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/04/28/1754234/Microsoft-Signs-Android-Patent-Deal-With-HTC
Microsoft Announces Patent Agreement With HTC
http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/press/2010/apr10/04-27MSHTCPR.mspx
Microsoft Signs Android Patent Deal with HTC
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2363175,00.asp
Microsoft â Vampires to suck revenue from HTC / Android?
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| On a recommendation of a friend I tried
| Android, specifically with the HTC Hero. I
| was very impressed, not only at how much I
| could do, but how quickly I could do it.
|
| So now we see a world where Microsoft does
| not need to deploy a phone or an OS. They
| can simply wait and then play a patent card
| in the hope they can cream royalties of the
| top of someone elseâs success (and I think
| its agreed that HTC/Android combo is a
| great product)
|
| Theres a great message to innovators out
| there: Dont create anything too popular or
| functional as you may find a hungry pair of
| Microsoft eyes watching youâ..
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http://openbytes.wordpress.com/2010/04/28/microsoft-vampires-to-suck-revenue-from-htc-android/
Microsoft's chief bully is deliberately spreading more FUD:
Microsoft says Android infringes on its patents, licenses HTC (update: talking to other Android manufacturers as well)
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| 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 concerns
| relative to the Android mobile platform."
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http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/microsoft-says-android-infringes-on-its-patents-licenses-htc/
Related:
Sun exec accuses Microsoft of 'patent terrorism'
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| The efforts of Microsoft to pressure the Linux community over alleged and
| unspecified patents is akin to "patent terrorism", according to a local
| executive for Sun Microsystems.
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http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Sun-exec-accuses-Microsoft-of-patent-terrorism-/0,130061733,339280437,00.htm
Microsoft, the art of Corporate Terrorism.
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| Microsoft, no longer the technological leader in the Computer Desktop
| market, is taking on a terrorist role in its attempt remain in power
| at all costs. (see the link to the CNN story below)
|
| The tactic is intended to frighten current, and would be, free
| software users away from products that Microsoft just can't compete
| with. It's not a new tactic, but for the first time desperation is
| beginning to show.
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http://sweetcomputing.com/index.php?wiki=Microsoft_Terrorism
Convicted Monopolist Terrorizes Software Industry
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| That headline is designed to grab your attention. Sensationalistic as
| it may be, it also happens to be true, if what you mean by 'terrorize'
| is to provoke fear.
|
| If you've been following the presidential race in the United States,
| you know the present crop of candidates have been exploiting the fear
| of the American people as they never have before in the history of
| the country.
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http://www.linux.org/news/opinion/ms_threats.html
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