Microsoft... as many fancy lawyers as they have, will have a hard time winning this one.
"a total of nine alleged patent infringements by Motorola in its Android devices, specifically relating to 'synchronizing email, calendars and contacts, scheduling meetings, and notifying applications of changes in signal strength and battery power."
1. Really? Ever heard of competition? By taking control of a whole market is known as a Monopoly. No, it is not just a board game. This is Microsoft's typical response when they see they actually have competition. Now, from a legal standpoint, no I am not a lawyer, however, from the few business law classes I have taken, in order to get a patent it requires that the patent be something along the lines of a particular way of doing a task in which a normal person in the same field of expertise would not easily be able to figure out. Taking that into consideration, they would have to prove that Motorola actually infringed on a specific method or algorithm of doing these tasks which is not common or easy to figure out.
2. Synchronizing devices and information is an age old practice. It is a basic concept of the way data is transferred and the way mechanics works. Trying to claim that a common practice or thought belongs to one particular person is stupid. Did I mention before that you can't legally do that?
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Microsoft... as many fancy lawyers as they have, will have a hard time winning this one. "a total of nine alleged patent infringements by Motorola in its Android devices, specifically relating to 'synchronizing email, calendars and contacts, scheduling meetings, and notifying applications of changes in signal strength and battery power." 1. Really? Ever heard of competition? By taking control of a whole market is known as a Monopoly. No, it is not just a board game. This is Microsoft's typical response when they see they actually have competition. Now, from a legal standpoint, no I am not a lawyer, however, from the few business law classes I have taken, in order to get a patent it requires that the patent be something along the lines of a particular way of doing a task in which a normal person in the same field of expertise would not easily be able to figure out. Taking that into consideration, they would have to prove that Motorola actually infringed on a specific method or algorithm of doing these tasks which is not common or easy to figure out. 2. Synchronizing devices and information is an age old practice. It is a basic concept of the way data is transferred and the way mechanics works. Trying to claim that a common practice or thought belongs to one particular person is stupid. Did I mention before that you can't legally do that?