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How Google Drove Samsung Away
itwbennett writes "The patent licensing agreement between Microsoft and Samsung this week set off a firestorm of childish tit-for-tat between Microsoft and Google. But more telling is what Samsung had to say about its relationship with Google: 'Samsung knows it can't rely on Google. We've decided to address Android IP issues on our own,' a Samsung official told The Korea Times. The only good news to come from all of this, says blogger Brian Proffitt, is that we may be headed for a courtroom showdown over just what patents Microsoft believes are in violation, which really is what should have happened to begin with."
Update: 09/30 20:05 GMT by S : As it turns out, the so-called "Samsung official" cited by The Korea Times turned out to be patent blogger Florian Mueller.
Android is yet another me-too iOS clone. Yet another F/OSS project taking yet another successful proprietary design and creating a crappy clone of it. Whats that linux thing?
Im glad that a company like B & N has balls where as HTC and samsung c not.
Yeah, Samsung or HTC clearly have no balls for patent fights. That's why they also just let Apple steamroll them too. Oh wait, they didn't. The fact that they aren't fighting these patents from Microsoft (along with the others licensing them) is a good indication that they are viewed as valid patents despite the wet dreams of Slashtards to the contrary.
When you can point to an area where Samsung or Google have innovated in the mobile phone space I'll pay attention. Until then this is just noise.
You may think me a tired, old, cynic. I'd have to disagree about the tired bit.