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Likely most of the other things mentioned here but also reducing the number of patents used in selling an android device: http://www.zdnet.com/article/310-micr

Likely most of the other things mentioned here but also reducing the number of patents used in selling an android device: http://www.zdnet.com/article/310-microsoft-patents-used-in-android-licensing-agreements-revealed-by-chinese-gov/ http://www.zdnet.com/article/310-microsoft-patents-used-in-a...

bitmapbrother 9y ago
The majority of those patents are low quality and prior art laden. They were used to shake down Android OEM's that didn't want to go to court. Barnes & Noble called them on their extortion games and both companies immediately settled with Barnes & Noble also setting up a joint venture. Microsoft knows their junk and doesn't want to actually prove they aren't. Any court case involving an Android OEM will automatically get legal aid from Google in invalidating any patents presented. According to an analysis by NCAM 21% of Microsoft’s alleged Android portfolio scored as commercial versus 79% as non-commercial. This means that only one fifth of the portfolio was directly commercially relevant, casting doubt the overall viability of the Microsoft licensing packages on offer. There are a surprising amount of abandoned and expired patents already in this space. Much of the Android platform may, in fact, be a 'Freedom to Operate' space and already part of the public domain. There may well be alternatives to the Microsoft licensing packages that could be assembled from the rich vein of patents that occupy the 'Freedom to Operate' space. >In sum, M-Cam's analysis suggests that Microsoft's claim to ownership of the Android OS may not be as strong as it has hitherto insisted it is and it asks: The question remains as to whether Microsoft actually owns proprietary rights to the Android OS or is the company unfairly taxing device makers by exploiting an uninformed belief in its supposed innovation? http://www.i-programmer.info/news/193-android/7537-microsofts-android-patents-found-wanting.html http://www.i-programmer.info/news/193-android/7537-microsoft... http://www.m-cam.com/sites/www.m-cam.com/files/Patently%20Obvious%20Microsoft's%20Android%20License.pdf http://www.m-cam.com/sites/www.m-cam.com/files/Patently%20Ob... https://seekingalpha.com/article/3545506-microsoft-sacrificing-android-patents-licensing-favor-platform-agnostic-growth https://seekingalpha.com/article/3545506-microsoft-sacrifici...

bitmapbrother 9y ago

The majority of those patents are low quality and prior art laden. They were used to shake down Android OEM's that didn't want to go to court. Barnes & Noble called them on their extortion games and both companies immediately settled with Barnes & Noble also setting up a joint venture. Microsoft knows their junk and doesn't want to actually prove they aren't. Any court case involving an Android OEM will automatically get legal aid from Google in invalidating any patents presented. According to an analysis by NCAM 21% of Microsoft’s alleged Android portfolio scored as commercial versus 79% as non-commercial. This means that only one fifth of the portfolio was directly commercially relevant, casting doubt the overall viability of the Microsoft licensing packages on offer. There are a surprising amount of abandoned and expired patents already in this space. Much of the Android platform may, in fact, be a 'Freedom to Operate' space and already part of the public domain. There may well be alternatives to the Microsoft licensing packages that could be assembled from the rich vein of patents that occupy the 'Freedom to Operate' space. >In sum, M-Cam's analysis suggests that Microsoft's claim to ownership of the Android OS may not be as strong as it has hitherto insisted it is and it asks: The question remains as to whether Microsoft actually owns proprietary rights to the Android OS or is the company unfairly taxing device makers by exploiting an uninformed belief in its supposed innovation? http://www.i-programmer.info/news/193-android/7537-microsofts-android-patents-found-wanting.html http://www.i-programmer.info/news/193-android/7537-microsoft... http://www.m-cam.com/sites/www.m-cam.com/files/Patently%20Obvious%20Microsoft's%20Android%20License.pdf http://www.m-cam.com/sites/www.m-cam.com/files/Patently%20Ob... https://seekingalpha.com/article/3545506-microsoft-sacrificing-android-patents-licensing-favor-platform-agnostic-growth https://seekingalpha.com/article/3545506-microsoft-sacrifici...