It appears you have not yet registered with our community. To register please click here...

 
Go Back [M] > Madshrimps > WebNews
Google wants 2.25 percent cut of Microsoft's Surface Google wants 2.25 percent cut of Microsoft's Surface
FAQ Members List Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read


Google wants 2.25 percent cut of Microsoft's Surface
Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 16th November 2012, 07:53   #1
[M] Reviewer
 
Stefan Mileschin's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Romania
Posts: 148,095
Stefan Mileschin Freshly Registered
Default Google wants 2.25 percent cut of Microsoft's Surface

If you thought that Apple was bad in its patent trolling antics, it is looking like Google not only wants its own bridge but will be crowned King of the Trolls.

Since Google bought Motorola as a defensive action on patents, many had been wondering what evil the company could manage on the likes of Microsoft and Apple who had been playing a similar game with them.

Now it turns out that Google wants 2.25 percent of all the cash Microsoft makes from its new Surface tablet along with cash from technologies used by Windows and the Xbox 360.

The patent trial at the US District Court in Seattle heard how Google wants the judge to also consider new and future Microsoft products that implement Motorola's patented technology when he sets the royalty rates that Microsoft should pay for Motorola's patents.

Google claims that since the 802.11 WiFi technologies are critical to Surface, because it doesn't have an Ethernet port or cellular broadband, Vole should pay up for that too.

The amount Microsoft is required to pay could depend on the significance of the particular patent in the final product.

Vole told US District Judge James Robart that the amount paid by Microsoft in licensing fees should be proportionate to the contribution of Motorola's patents to the relevant industry standard, and to the role of the patented technology in the Microsoft products that implement the standard.

According to Geekwire, Google laywers pointed out that Vole was working on its own smartphone, which undoubtedly will have wi-fi capabilities, so it should pay for that too.

Windows executive Jon DeVaan admitted that the Surface uses H.264 video technologies, which are also at issue in the case, covered in separate Motorola patents.

Microsoft said that Motorola's original offer to licence patents to Microsoft for 2.25 percent of the end product price was outrageous and could earn Google $4 billion a year.

It is especially outrageous because Motorola promised to standards bodies to offer access to the "standard essential" patents on fair and reasonable terms.

Google claims that Microsoft gave up its right to a reasonable royalty the moment it started patent trolling in response to Motorola's initial royalty demand. Thus blaming its trollship on Microsoft's earlier trollship, has the world gone mad?

http://news.techeye.net/hardware/goo...osofts-surface
Stefan Mileschin is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Microsoft's Surface Pro pricing leaked on German website jmke WebNews 0 6th November 2012 11:56
Microsoft's baby, ICOMP, cheers Google EC agreement Stefan Mileschin WebNews 0 26th July 2012 08:36
$399 Triad speakers for Nexus Q surface in Google Play store Stefan Mileschin WebNews 0 28th June 2012 08:36
Will Surface tablets use Microsoft's new MagSafe-like power and data connector? Stefan Mileschin WebNews 0 20th June 2012 07:22
Apple and Samsung have over 55 percent of the smartphone space, 90 percent of its mon Stefan Mileschin WebNews 0 18th June 2012 09:54
Google: Ice Cream Sandwich now accounts for 7.1 percent of Android user base Stefan Mileschin WebNews 0 4th June 2012 09:21
Intel's Ivy Bridge will offer '20 percent more performance with 20 percent less avera Stefan Mileschin WebNews 0 24th April 2012 07:23
ICS reaches 2.9 percent of active Android devices, 63.7 percent still on Gingerbread Stefan Mileschin WebNews 0 3rd April 2012 08:34
Google takes Microsoft's biggest customer away jmke WebNews 0 30th July 2008 13:50
Microsoft's failed case against Google + DoubleClick revealed Shogun WebNews 0 27th December 2007 20:54

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 13:01.


Powered by vBulletin® - Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO