> 2. Google cutting EAS support. As others pointed out already, android manufacturers are chased by Microsoft for patent royalty to support this proprietary th

> 2. Google cutting EAS support. As others pointed out already, android manufacturers are chased by Microsoft for patent royalty to support this proprietary thing (ironic?). It's costly and of no merit, thinking of standard IMAP protocol. http://www.microsoft.com/about/legal/en/us/intellectualproperty/iplicensing/programs/exchangeactivesyncprotocol.aspx http://www.microsoft.com/about/legal/en/us/intellectualprope... > 3. Google explicitly stating they are not going to support Windows Phone 8. by app, period. Why bother? > 4. FRAND patents against XBox. You can read the story behind this via http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20130104031515319 http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20130104031515319. It's Microsoft's lawyers fxxked up and got backfire. IMHO, google/motorola is on the defensive, in good faith.