Hmmmm, where did you get annual profits of 6.25 million from? This differs hugely from what they reported to the SEC [1] is there a financial scandal brewing here if they are making false reports to the SEC?? Could we be about to see Larry, Sergey, and Eric sharing a cell with Bernard Madoff?
However rest assured even if this happens android will still be Free software :-) Thanks Tim [1] http://google.client.shareholder.com/investorkit.cfm On 17 August 2011 14:48, sanga collins <[email protected]> wrote: > The royal mess means android is n longer free. It now costs about 12.5 > Bills. 2 years worth of google profits that they will need to recoup one way > or another. Motorola mobility hasn't been profitable for several quarters. > and android development im sure incurs some cost. > > I wonder how this will play out. > > On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 4:57 PM, Kyle Spencer <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Agreed. The patent system is a royal mess. >> >> >> ----- Original message ----- >> > What I would like the most, is for all smart phones to get banned >> > because in the end, they all violate patents. It would be super >> > funny for me if all major cell phone companies decided they'd rather >> > go out of business instead of settling. >> > >> > But that's unlikely. All the big companies will come to an agreement >> > and the small companies will all die. >> > >> > regards, >> > dan carpenter >> > _______________________________________________ >> > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >> > >> > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >> > [email protected] Mailing list archives: >> > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: >> > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: >> > http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >> > >> > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >> > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> > >> > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them >> > in any way. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >> >> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >> [email protected] >> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >> >> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in >> any way. > > > -- > Sanga M. Collins > Network Engineering > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Google Voice: (954) 324-1365 > E- fax: (435) 578 7411 > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. > -- WebERP Africa Ltd +447710427049 +256752963327 +255758554413 www.weberpafrica.com _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way.
