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But it's not as if Lodsys doesn't know this. I doubt they'll say "oh, my bad" and walk away now. They have a reason for sending these letters to small dev sho
by dpcan 15y ago
But it's not as if Lodsys doesn't know this.
I doubt they'll say "oh, my bad" and walk away now. They have a reason for sending these letters to small dev shops, knowing full well Google and Apple have licensed their patents, and we really haven't seen what that reason is yet.
What is really going on here????
- DenisM 15y agoThey are scaring developers to exert pressure on Apple and Google, to force them to negotiate and pay more. Or. They are demonstrating to another potential licensee that by paying more they can get better "protection". Potential clients would Microsoft, HP, and RIM. I can totally see Microsoft paying more to get more protection for "their" developers an then using the uncertainty to lure Apple's developers over to their side, because Microsoft have used patents in the past to similar purpose - create uncertainty around Linux, unless bought from their licensed partner Novell.