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Almost 334 now; it was the first thing I checked after reading that story. A hostile take over might be cheaper than paying royalties.
by danielharan 13y ago
Almost 334 now; it was the first thing I checked after reading that story.
A hostile take over might be cheaper than paying royalties.
- ohashi 13y agoSo if Google took over the company and settled for paying a massive amount to them, this would in turn force Microsoft to pay 5% of that. Except anything Google paid, would essentially go back to Google. Could you bankrupt Microsoft this way?
- protomyth 13y agoNo, the judge would alter his ruling because of a Microsoft appeal. Judges are remarkably unimpressed with such attempts to use their rulings like that.
- MichaelGG 13y agoWhat if Google had bought Vringo after the settlement with MS but before the judges ruling? Then it'd be a private contract? Sort of the inverse of the Mosaic licensing, where Spyglass got a royalty off of IE revenue, and MS proceeded to give it away for free.
- protomyth 13y agoProbably a Microsoft + Google buyout = status quo is a fine thing if it cheapens the bill