>And, notably, Microsoft has never sued Google over those products. Apple has never sued Google either. And no one has ever sued kernel developers. It doesn't

>And, notably, Microsoft has never sued Google over those products. Apple has never sued Google either. And no one has ever sued kernel developers. It doesn't make any sense at all suing someone that isn't directly making gobs of money from selling the software/hardware. Also, big tech giants don't usually sue each other over patents, since the other side can retaliate in kind and then the end result is cross-licensing minus wasted lawyer money and PR cred.\ It's Samsung, HTC, Motorola etc. making the real money from Android. > ..when there is simply no evidence that those products infringe on any Microsoft patents. Follow the lawsuits against Motorola and Nook for this. If they lose, the other licensees may think twice about continuing to pay. Also, Apple is trying to get in on the action.