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> On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:09:59 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>> ____/ Rick on Thursday 29 Apr 2010 11:37 : \____
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>>> On Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:01:49 -0700, Rex Ballard wrote:
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>>>> On Apr 28, 10:36 pm, Rick <n...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>> On Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:45:49 -0400, wispygalaxy wrote:
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>>>>> > Terry Porter wrote:
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>>>>> >> The entire Android platform carried a strong 32% monthly growth
>>>>> >> rate, starting from a small 72 million requests in March 2009 to
>>>>> >> over 2 billion in March 2010.
>>>>
>>>>> > Didn't we hear from the trolls that Android will never catch up to
>>>>> > the iPhone? We'll see about that!
>>>>
>>>>> I wonder if the "patent licensing" with Microsoft is going to raise
>>>>> the prices?
>>>>
>>>> Probably not, but it will probably make it much easier to get the
>>>> phones displayed on retail shelves. IIRC Motorola already had a
>>>> cross- licensing agreement with Microsoft, since Microsoft uses
>>>> several Motorola patents in Windows Mobile.
>>>>
>>>> I would suspect that HTC is also a cross-licensing agreement, and
>>>> little if any cash.
>>>> It reduces the risk that Microsoft will get sued by some patent troll
>>>> for taking some idea from Android and implementing it in the Windows
>>>> APIs.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I'd like to see Microsoft get sued. Often.They are big enough to
>>> survive it and it might help get the patent process reformed.
>>
>> Windows Mobile/Kin is dead (just look at reviews).
>
> Possibly. We'll have to wait and see.
>
>>
>> Windows revenue is declining.
>
> With the falling market share, it should be.
>
>>
>> All parts of Microsoft decline (with rare exceptions).
>>
>> Microsoft has debt.
>
> They also have mucho billions in cash.
>
>>
>> Microsoft is just betting on making revenue from tax imposed on
>> competitors.
>>
>> This wouldn't fly.
>>
>> Microsoft is already sending jobs abroad and firing left and right to
>> lower expenses. Key executives quit.
>>
>> Android is getting closer to Linux these days, so it's looking good for
>> Linux.
>>
> .. but Microsoft just won more licensing $ for Android.
>
> I wish someone would sue them on their "patent protection deals" .. and
> win.
MeeGo (Intel/Nokia) says it might. It was in The Register the other day.
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