Yeah. If this WASNT primarily motivated as a way to shore up the apple lawsuit I'll eat my shoe.
On Apr 28, 1:53 pm, Karsten Silz <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > Apparently HTC, biggest manufacturer of both Android and Windows > Mobile handsets, thinks so > (fromhttp://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20003602-56.html): > > "Microsoft and HTC announced they have inked a new patent deal that > specifically provides the Taiwanese cell phone maker with the right to > use Microsoft's patented technologies in phones running Google's > Android operating system. Microsoft said it has been in talks with > other phone makers. [...] Although Microsoft and HTC did not disclose > details of the financial terms of their agreement, they did note that > 'Microsoft will receive royalties from HTC.' The deal covers all > Android-based phones made by HTC, including the Nexus One, which > Google sells directly." > > Didn't see that coming. > > Now HTC hasn't announced anything, so maybe they see this very > different from Microsoft (like Novell did a while ago when they struck > a deal with Microsoft). > > It wouldn't be good for Android if vendors had to pay royalties for > each Android phone, but not catastrophic, either - how do you battle > the iPhone if not with Android? > > Now I speculate: Since HTC pays royalties for Windows Mobile anyway, > maybe Microsoft gave HTC a discount on the Windows Mobile side for > playing along here, so that HTC don't pay much more, if anything at at > all. And maybe HTC can use these patents to battle Apple somehow? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
