Google finally drops patent battle with Microsoft over Xbox 360
The patents that were in question were actually developed by the Google subsidiary Motorola Mobility. This company had previously sought to secure a ban on the sale of several Microsoft products for the alleged infringements.
Google did win an injunction in May 2012 again Microsoft in Germany, allowing a sales ban on Xbox 360, Windows 7 system software, Internet Explorer, and even Windows Media Player. Despite this win, the US appeals court later blocked this decision.
Google and Microsoft are also locked in an ongoing battle over trying to determine suitable royalty rates for the use of one of the patents, which Microsoft has sought to license.
Google has sought a fee of $4 billion annually, but Microsoft has rejected that offer stating that the patents are only worth about 1/4 of that price because they are essential to the technology industry and therefore should be licensed on more reasonable and non-discriminatory terms.
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BotchPosted:
StarifyMortar This is quite a turn in events, hopefully they will come to a quick agreement and move on from this nonsense.
We can never work together anymore. I really don't like what google has been doing lately to all the things and sites they own. Example, You sign in with your google account on YouTube. It was better the way it was.
Agreed. The fact that someone could DDos me because they new my email and name from YouTube, was quite bad.
StarifyPosted:
Mortar This is quite a turn in events, hopefully they will come to a quick agreement and move on from this nonsense.
We can never work together anymore. I really don't like what google has been doing lately to all the things and sites they own. Example, You sign in with your google account on YouTube. It was better the way it was.
MortarPosted:
This is quite a turn in events, hopefully they will come to a quick agreement and move on from this nonsense.
PoliwrathPosted:
Microsoft should go all out. Google is stupid for thinking that a patent will get them an annual income of $4billion.
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