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Microsoft Agrees To License ActiveSync To Google

JacobSteelsmith writes "Microsoft agreed today to license ActiveSync to Google. Google is using ActiveSync as part of Google Sync, which enables the synchronization of data between mobile devices and, presumably, Google Calendar and your contacts stored at Google. 'Microsoft's vice president of intellectual property and licensing, Horacio Gutierrez, said in a statement that the Google license is "a great example of Microsoft's openness to generally license our patents under fair and reasonable terms so long as licensees respect Microsoft intellectual property."'"

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  1. Cue Activesync Connector for Android by TJ_Phazerhacki · · Score: 2, Funny

    Permanent beta in 3...2...1...

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  2. Re:Oops. Hell freezing over? by sexconker · · Score: 5, Funny

    Do you talk in stock symbols to make yourself look smart? Or did you really not realize that using "Apple", "Google", and "MS" would have used only 1 more character than what you did, would have been much more readable, and would have made you look like far less of a tool? (And that completely ignores your effort on the shift or caps lock key.)

  3. moar plz by Eil · · Score: 2, Funny

    Horacio Gutierrez, said in a statement that the Google license is "a great example of Microsoft's openness to generally license our patents under fair and reasonable terms

    Cool, can you point us to all the other examples?

  4. Re:What'd they license? by _Sprocket_ · · Score: 4, Funny

    A chair. With a hand-written note saying "Gonna fucking kill you." All very valuable IP.

  5. Re:Oops. Hell freezing over? by Ethanol-fueled · · Score: 2, Funny

    As long as you don't mention JAVA. My JAVA stock just fell through the floor after two of their good barristas left.

  6. Re:See? by mike_sucks · · Score: 3, Funny

    We're not evil! Honest injun!

    Fucking racist whiteys.

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