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Motorola Wants 2.25% of Microsoft's Surface Revenue

Posted by Soulskill on from the just-scratching-the-surface dept.

An anonymous reader writes "On the opening day of a patent trial between Microsoft and Google-owned Motorola Mobility, Motorola filed a brief (PDF) arguing that the WiFi tech central to the case is also critical to Microsoft's new Surface tablet. Motorola says royalties totaling 2.25% of all Surface revenues is a good starting point. They wrote, 'Microsoft's new Surface tablet will use only 802.11, instead of cellular or wired connections, to connect to the internet. Without 802.11 capability, the Surface tablet would be unable to compete in the market, because consumers can readily select tablet devices other than the Surface that have 802.11 capability.' Microsoft, of course, says this figure is outrageous, given 'Motorola's promise to standards bodies to offer access to the "standard essential" patents on fair and reasonable terms.'"

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  1. Google Proxy War by DevTechb · · Score: -1, Troll

    Why does Google get so low that they need to have proxy patent wars with Microsoft? Why can't they leave MS alone or at least sue them themselves?

    1. Re:Google Proxy War by Toreo+asesino · · Score: -1, Troll

      Yes, Google can do no wrong. Any instances of where they seem to be the bad guys is because you haven't understood it right.

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    2. Re:Google Proxy War by KingMotley · · Score: 0, Troll

      Sue companies for using h.264 patents they hold?

      Track everything everyone does online?

      Circumvent the privacy settings in safari to track people online?

      Refuse to integrate turn by turn navigation on the iDevices to try and keep android relevant?

      I'm sure there is a ton more.

  2. But if GOOGLE does it by kiriath · · Score: -1, Troll

    It's alright.

    If anyone is on Google's side in this, you're a bloody hypocrite.

    "This is different, blah blah" yeah shut up.

  3. FRAND Patent Abuse by whisper_jeff · · Score: -1, Troll

    Anyone who supports this FRAND patent abuse because its Microsoft and, you know - fuck Microsoft, they deserve it, is being horribly shortsighted and a hypocrite. This is gross abuse of FRAND agreements and sets a dangerous president and, just because its Google vs Microsoft doesn't make it ok.

    Abuse of FRAND patents is abuse of FRAND patents regardless of who does it and to whom it is done.