Microsoft invited Google to be apart of Novell's patents NOT Nortel's 4.5B war chest of patents. If Google wanted to buy Novell's patents and use them as defen

Microsoft invited Google to be apart of Novell's patents NOT Nortel's 4.5B war chest of patents. If Google wanted to buy Novell's patents and use them as defensive patents - it makes little sense for them to go in partnership with the company it's trying to defend themselves against.