Re: [LUG] Microsoft signs patent agreement with HTC over Android phones

["Michael Mortimore" <nospamformike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On that basis, I'll sign one of those and sell no phones.  I'll just  
change my name to Mr Sony Ericsson first.

On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:30:05 +0100, Simon Waters <simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  
wrote:

> Rob Beard wrote:
> > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/04/29/microsoft_htc_linux_patents/
> >
> > I wonder what Google think about this?
>
> I do to.
>
> On the otherhand until the details are public it probably amounts to
> something like:
>
> Microsoft give HTC X million
> HTC give Microsoft X cent per phone.
> Microsoft get to crow about how they own patents.
> HTC make money, assuming they invest the money wisely and don't sell
> phones too quickly.


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