Microsoft Motorola over Android phone

Using the giant Microsoft software patent infringement complaint phone submitted for Motorola and the Android, International Trade Commission, and United States Federal Court Friday that indicate strong patent position, apart from the competition mobile software to configure, you want to make you one way.

He said that infringe the patent, such as Microsoft, Motorola Android cell phones appear most smartphone platforms to threaten nine. Android is built by the open source operating system Microsoft competitor Google.

That may be associated with Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync to synchronize between the software-based computer programs with mobile e-mail, calendar, and contacts, and according to the blog is written by the Microsoft Horacio Gutierrez, Board of Directors, the post looks to the patent.

Additional patents on technology signal strength and battery power to the mobile phone display is included.

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Mobile handset manufacturers to add Microsoft Android to proprietary technology for use with ActiveSync Android Google license is also required licenses ActiveSync may plan claim that Chris Hazelton, 451 Group analysts, said. Motorola Android phone with own extension is added.

"The only license for Motorola, Android major supporters of ActiveSync itself did not get one" and Hazelton said. Get the licenses ActiveSync said that all of the HTC, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Dell, etc.

Microsoft also said that litigation Motorola pressure building mobile phone Windows 7, Hazelton can be used as a way to use Microsoft's new phone operating system. Now use the Microsoft operating system to Motorola, past are committed to the Android cell phone is.

Hazelton reluctance has been you to license the ActiveSync Motorola can be expensive, so may the said. "No small amount of money in this. We talking about hundreds of millions of dollars, "and he said. The divisor to divide the past few years struggling Motorola has been.

Do you market it share and make money?

Microsoft has another motivation to filing a lawsuit over the revenue potential. Analyst Jack gold, j. Gold Associates, "is Android down is slow" and said that. "It is a good reason. Look at the chart: is the power of the Android killer ".

We expect Gartner Android just behind the Symbian, become the second largest Smartphone platform until 2012.

"The traditional players fear at the 年の市 invested," said Hazelton. "And to say Microsoft persuasive ' to combat this way? we are costly and'll make dangerous people wh going Android considering o '".

Nokia and other vendor litigation Microsoft to protect its intellectual property investment was acting, and pointed out that you have submitted on a smart phone technology, he said. Microsoft is "bring innovative software products and services to our customers, partners, and shareholders, multibillion dollar market responsibility to protect the investment every year", said the company.

Is the suit should come as a surprise. This year, HTC has announced was to get Microsoft patent licenses associated with Android mobile phone. Corporate technology of any kind, patents cover disclosure. Now, Microsoft and other mobile phone manufacturers and was discussing Android.

Other warriors in the pending

It is not the only company that poses a threat to the Android Microsoft. Apple HTC is being sued by Android phone, and how to handle Java Oracle Google Android is sued.

Microsoft also you mentioned was about suits blog post. "" Is not alone in this regard, we determine from Apple and Oracle recently compromised by Android device actions for today only, to ensure respect for intellectual property rights of action wrote Gutierrez.

Suits founded Florian Mueller, Europe NoSoftwarePatents campaigns "are dark clouds Android". "Need to Google now constructive action and friendship arrangements those rights holders should try to work. Otherwise I fear that detract from irresponsible approach to intellectual property in the market have played their money investment in creativity and hard work on the Android platform patent is always an important role for the third-party application developers ".

Reject request for Motorola.

It is said that it had received copies of the Motorola, complaints, in a statement. "Motorola is a major intellectual property portfolio of the strongest one in the industry. Company vigorously itself defended in this issue, "said we.

Running the Microsoft mods cell phone software first mobile phone is scheduled to appear this month. And one of the advantages of using Windows phone 7 software compared to some free such as company Android or Symbian OS can be protected from the threat of mobile phone manufacturers with an extensive patent portfolio that is called.

"Microsoft has their patent infringement claims against Windows phone 7 licensee" and the company recently said. "We stand behind our products, IP rights are required to clear our responsibility to step up to be.

Question was when the money Motorola suit. "Are suing everyone go out and what heading you are going to grab the new operating system release?, litigation in the new OS is not" and described.

Cover the cloud computing Nancy Gohring mobile and IDG News Service. Nancy Twitter on idgnancy @ to follow. Nancy's e-mail address is Nancy_Gohring@idg.com.

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