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"New Microsoft"? So why are they still bullying with patents against Android device makers? (FAT file system, etc.)

• DiabloD3 12y ago
  Because the patent system requires you to do so else you lose the patent. The only solution to this is to stop having math and logic patents, which are already illegal under any sane interpretation of patent law: its Congress and USPTO that continue allowing these un-patents to be issued.
  • higherpurpose 12y ago
    No, you're thinking trademarks.
  • dublinben 12y ago
    They could choose to license those patents for $1 in perpetuity if they wanted. They choose to extract rent from other companies in the form of expensive licensing agreements.
• emodendroket 12y ago
  All major tech companies are doing this. The rules need to be changed.
• __Joker 12y ago
  Patents are more like, nuclear arsenals. All big companies are holding onto them, for safety against each other.
  • mmastrac 12y ago
    Unlike some of the other big players (Facebook, Google), Microsoft is actively threatening players with their patent portfolio on Android. So, no, this is not like a nuclear arsenal.
    • nitrogen 12y ago
      And TomTom, the GPS navigation device maker.
• caskance 12y ago
  Android phones use FAT when there are other alternatives available. Microsoft still uses FAT. Microsoft produces phones that compete with Android. What more can you possibly ask for to make this not bullying? If there is such a thing as legitimate use of patents, this surely qualifies.