MS currently licence 2,300 patents relating to H.264 for 2 cents per unit. Google/Motorola want $22.50 for the remaining 50 patents it holds, per unit
Microsoft have entered cross licence deals for non FRAND patents with Android manufacturers.
That’s right. Just 2 cents for use of more than 2,300 patents. (Windows qualifies for a volume discount, but no one has to pay more than 20 cents per unit.) Motorola is demanding that Microsoft pay more than 1,000 times that for use of just 50 patents. And that is for a $1,000 laptop. For a $2,000 laptop, Motorola is demanding double the royalty - $45. Windows is the same on both laptops, and so is the video support in Windows.
Because you would need to licence PostScript from adobe. Then you would need to add the expense of RIP, suddenly it's not looking so cheap. PostScript can generate some pretty hefty files
What's happening is that while Kodak has filed for bankruptcy, they are still working on selling its portfolio of something around 1,100 patents.
So, whoever ends up with those patents will get the legal agreements that come with them, which is why Apple is continuing to try and get court decisions in their favour.
Most likey I'd imagine that Apple Microsoft and may be RIM will join forces again (as in the Nortel acquisition) and try and scoop the lot. (RIM are also being sued by Kodak at the moment)
While it’s clear that the CE industry needs to do something to fight fragmentation between the dozen or so smart TV platforms, it seems unlikely that Google TV will be its savior in the near future. Google might have more partners than it did a year ago, but they’re hardly adopting the platform en masse. Unless something drastic happens, don’t expect that to change anytime soon.
Very poor of slashdot to drink the Koolaid like this.
Considering the on-going history of the Foxconn operations in China, I think it's pretty clear that Microsoft has absolutely no problem with companies that mistreat workers.
Turn up early. My hours are 9-6. I turn up at 7.30am and clear out at 5pm. I get so much done in that early quiet time that I still have time to interact usefully with others. No one questions my hours. I've got the job done.
I take your point. Were they lax? Probably not. But this is a news for nerds site. It's unlikely that many other readers would understand or even know the length and breadth of Samsung (I imagine). Their shipping/construction/insurance business is of little interest to sashdotters I'd guess. So like i say, it's not what you have, it's what you do with them.
Not moving in, or having knowledge of the previously mentioned businesses they are involved with I wonder what they are doing with these patents. That's what I find interesting. I thought it was implicit in what I said, but now I realise I was too vague.
It's past midnight in the UK and now I sleep
Yes I do realise the two above points at the time of posting.
It's what they're doing with the patents that I find interesting. Samsung has huge clout and it's tentacles spread far and wide. What they are doing with their patents and how how they are enforcing them is what I find interesting.
But I think it boils down to the fact that this seems like classic antitrust behaviour, using a legal monopoly in one market (web search) to gain a competitive advantage in a different market (social networking) through bundling.
I'm not sure I agree, but that seems to be the nub of it
You nearly had a valid point until iCrap.
Then you became a bigot and a 'tech superior' douche bag.
Then it became apparent that you didn't have a point at all. You get a 3? MODERATOR ABUSE
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/steelcloud-announces-new-dod-platforms-for-securing-good-technology-and-apple-ios-128885828.html
ASHBURN, Va., Sept. 1, 2011/PRNewswire/ ---- SteelCloud, Inc. (OTCQB: SCLD.PK), a leading developer of mobility appliance and VMware® solutions today announced the release of MobileWorks, its newest mobile appliance developed for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). In conjunction with the recent approval of the use of Apple® iOS devices within the DoD, SteelCloud is pleased to offer the immediate availability of MobileWorks DE for the STIG and security configuration guidance compliant platform deployment of the Good For Government mobile security suite.
Commercial is the key word. The Alto would have been too expensive as it was. The price would have had to come down for a similar revolution/adoption rate to have happened.
Slashdot Mirror
MS currently licence 2,300 patents relating to H.264 for 2 cents per unit. Google/Motorola want $22.50 for the remaining 50 patents it holds, per unit
Microsoft have entered cross licence deals for non FRAND patents with Android manufacturers.
That’s right. Just 2 cents for use of more than 2,300 patents. (Windows qualifies for a volume discount, but no one has to pay more than 20 cents per unit.) Motorola is demanding that Microsoft pay more than 1,000 times that for use of just 50 patents. And that is for a $1,000 laptop. For a $2,000 laptop, Motorola is demanding double the royalty - $45. Windows is the same on both laptops, and so is the video support in Windows.
This is unjustifiable on Motorolas part
Because you would need to licence PostScript from adobe. Then you would need to add the expense of RIP, suddenly it's not looking so cheap. PostScript can generate some pretty hefty files
Only in the craft itself briefly. Sound needs a medium to resonate.
It's a dupe, it was on the front page on Sunday
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/12/02/19/034209/uk-plans-more-spying-on-internet-users-under-terrorism-pretext
These are the drones looking for you
Well they don't keep committing suicide. As fas as I know you can only do it once.
The potential suicides were at the Microsoft part of the plant - and I'm not even sure they jumped
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/11/foxconn_mass_suicide/
Now they really can track your location!
What's happening is that while Kodak has filed for bankruptcy, they are still working on selling its portfolio of something around 1,100 patents.
So, whoever ends up with those patents will get the legal agreements that come with them, which is why Apple is continuing to try and get court decisions in their favour.
Most likey I'd imagine that Apple Microsoft and may be RIM will join forces again (as in the Nortel acquisition) and try and scoop the lot. (RIM are also being sued by Kodak at the moment)
Yeah, sorry about that. You are quite right
There is a similar system in place in London. Taxi's and motorcycles are able to share bus lanes.
This report from 2007 show's the enforcement cameras are improving things in London
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/static/corporate/media/newscentre/archive/6042.html
After that it get's more complicated because congestion charging at peak times has come into effect for traffic entering the centre of the city
You for got the Samsung Blackjack
http://reviews.cnet.com/smartphones/samsung-blackjack-sgh-i607/4505-6452_7-32143267.html
The link in the summary says one thing from google. Here's a thought from someone who isn't from google saying something about google
http://gigaom.com/video/google-tv-ces/
The last paragraph reads
While it’s clear that the CE industry needs to do something to fight fragmentation between the dozen or so smart TV platforms, it seems unlikely that Google TV will be its savior in the near future. Google might have more partners than it did a year ago, but they’re hardly adopting the platform en masse. Unless something drastic happens, don’t expect that to change anytime soon.
Very poor of slashdot to drink the Koolaid like this.
Considering the on-going history of the Foxconn operations in China, I think it's pretty clear that Microsoft has absolutely no problem with companies that mistreat workers.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/11/foxconn_mass_suicide/
Fixed that for you
Turn up early. My hours are 9-6. I turn up at 7.30am and clear out at 5pm. I get so much done in that early quiet time that I still have time to interact usefully with others. No one questions my hours. I've got the job done.
I take your point. Were they lax? Probably not. But this is a news for nerds site. It's unlikely that many other readers would understand or even know the length and breadth of Samsung (I imagine). Their shipping/construction/insurance business is of little interest to sashdotters I'd guess. So like i say, it's not what you have, it's what you do with them. Not moving in, or having knowledge of the previously mentioned businesses they are involved with I wonder what they are doing with these patents. That's what I find interesting. I thought it was implicit in what I said, but now I realise I was too vague. It's past midnight in the UK and now I sleep
Yes I do realise the two above points at the time of posting. It's what they're doing with the patents that I find interesting. Samsung has huge clout and it's tentacles spread far and wide. What they are doing with their patents and how how they are enforcing them is what I find interesting.
Interesting. It's not what you do, but what you do with it...
But I think it boils down to the fact that this seems like classic antitrust behaviour, using a legal monopoly in one market (web search) to gain a competitive advantage in a different market (social networking) through bundling. I'm not sure I agree, but that seems to be the nub of it
You nearly had a valid point until iCrap. Then you became a bigot and a 'tech superior' douche bag. Then it became apparent that you didn't have a point at all. You get a 3? MODERATOR ABUSE
Try this, not a dump but some more info http://www.zdnet.com/blog/india/have-rim-nokia-apple-provided-indian-military-with-backdoor-access-to-cellular-comm/838
Yes it does, but Safari is not an operating system. That's what you're missing
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/steelcloud-announces-new-dod-platforms-for-securing-good-technology-and-apple-ios-128885828.html ASHBURN, Va., Sept. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ ---- SteelCloud, Inc. (OTCQB: SCLD.PK), a leading developer of mobility appliance and VMware® solutions today announced the release of MobileWorks, its newest mobile appliance developed for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). In conjunction with the recent approval of the use of Apple® iOS devices within the DoD, SteelCloud is pleased to offer the immediate availability of MobileWorks DE for the STIG and security configuration guidance compliant platform deployment of the Good For Government mobile security suite.
Commercial is the key word. The Alto would have been too expensive as it was. The price would have had to come down for a similar revolution/adoption rate to have happened.
True enough, but after about 7 or 8 years hanging around here mostly lurking, it would have been nice
Bloody Hell! I got a first post and I wasn't logged in. No one will ever believe me. It was me I tell you! Me!