Microsoft Sues US Customs For Allowing Imports of Banned Motorola Phones

SmartAboutThings writes "Microsoft filed a lawsuit on Friday accusing the United States Customs of secretly meeting with Google representatives to allow imports of Motorola devices that are infringing on Microsoft's ActiveSync technology and therefore should be banned." The article lists 18 (older) Android devices that are named in the complaint; Xoom owners just got some street cred.

Comments

Re:Rogue Fed Departments?

[Rockoon]

Does this point to corruption, or is it simply a matter of poor information flow?

Yes.

Imhofe

[ISoldat53]

I guess Google's backing of James Imhofe paid off. And who is Microsoft to complain about secret meetings with government officials?

We've been cutting funding for this stuff...

[rsilvergun]

since the 80s. It always amazes me when people are surprised that laws aren't enforced when we've been slashing the budgets of these 'evil bureaucratic' for 30 years. Funny how the bureaucratic ain't evil when he's doing something you want done, ain't it? Buddy of mine is getting screwed over in the only job he could find. Starts life as an ardent anti-bureaucratic guy until he goes looking for the labor board to seek redress and finds out there isn't one.

Sure kids. Have all the laws protecting you're rights you want. We control the purse strings, so we just won't fund enforcement.

If you're not invited, it's secret?

[Overzeetop]

Just because someone doesn't voluntarily invite you to a meeting does not mean that it's secret.

I think, "United States Customs has met with Google representatives to allow imports of Motorola devices" is more accurate.