July 6, 2011
Yesterday we detailed how Microsoft is after patent licensing for every Android and Chrome manufacturer. Recently they have successfully signed four Android manufacturers to licensing agreements for the use of Android. Now Microsoft sets it’s eyes on the biggest Android manufacturer of them all… Samsung. Reuter reports that Microsoft is looking for $15 per Android handset that ...
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July 5, 2011
Microsoft announced today that it has signed a patent deal with the manufacturing company Wistron. That makes 4 patent deals in nine days. Recently Microsoft also made similar deals with General Dynamics Itronix, Velocity Micro and Onkyo. Just late last year Microsoft also made a deal with HTC that brings home a reportedly $5 per Android ...
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May 27, 2011
There has been tons of excitement surrounding Windows Phone lately, Microsoft has the Mango update set to launch this fall. They also have Nokia, the top cell phone manufacturer making Windows Phones in the near future. Microsoft also recently purchased Skype, which should come into play on Windows Phone later on as well. Even analysts are ...
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April 22, 2011
Microsoft recently received some more patent muscle as they just got granted their 2004 filing for apps that sell the user stuff. That ‘stuff’ can either be products from amazon, eBooks, pretty much anything you can think of. The patent is pretty broad so it should hold with anything you throw at it. Wonder what ...
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