Thread: Microsoft will receive royalty for all HTC Android phones
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wmarone is offline wmarone
2010-04-28 , 23:39
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Originally Posted by ysss View Post
@wmarone: If MS knows there are portions in Android that infringes on their patent, I don't think they can pick and choose to whom they will enforce this on.
They can choose to selectively enforce, just like you can with copyright. Only trademark forces the holder's hand.

Originally Posted by ZShakespeare View Post
This happens ALL THE TIME.
Microsoft "negotiating" a patent licensing deal with companies that use Linux in their products? Yes, it is. Hopefully some day someone will say "NO" and force MS to take them to court and reveal the patents they're talking about.

And yes, the Halloween documents are a good way to look at Microsoft's mindset. I don't think they've changed in the slightest, only tempered by the fact that the abuse conviction would make future cases go badly for them.