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Nortel Patents Go To Apple, Microsoft, Sony and Others

Posted by Soulskill on from the sold-to-the-gentlemen-with-the-predatory-smiles dept.

tcr writes "A consortium that includes Apple, Microsoft, RIM and Sony has been successful in its bid for the Nortel patent portfolio. The winning bid was $4.5 billion. TechCrunch predicts this could result in a slew of lawsuits directed at Android, but also suggests that the deal will likely receive scrutiny from the U.S. courts."

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  1. Re:Sony makes Android products by Nerdfest · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sony is one of the most schizophrenic companies that I'm aware of, where each part seems completely unaware of the best interests of the other parts.

  2. Well by ThatsNotPudding · · Score: 3, Funny

    Who is Apple going after?

    Everyone who dares use the letter 'i'. Oops; someone's at the door, brb.


    /faint scream, carrier lost