Microsoft is one of thebiggest beneficiariesof Android ’s growth , financially speaking . Barnes and Noble , who just release the Android - base Nook Tablet , think Microsoft created a monopoly on the back of the Android OS . Now it ’s asking the DOJ tolaunch an antitrust probe .
https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-says-their-licensing-agreements-are-the-solut-5854777
Barnes and Noble argues that the licensing term Microsoft attempt for the patents it holds are not in line with the purpose those technologies play in the Android operating system and thus forestall smaller ship’s company from launching merchandise in the tablet and smartphone market .
Barnes and Noble wo n’t say how much money Microsoft was seeking in the agreement , but distinguish the WSJ that it was more than it could afford . Microsoft already has accord with nearly every major Android ironware producer , include Samsung and HTC . If Barnes and Noble can get any kind of sound impulse here , it could be a significant profits for the little guys in the letters patent war . [ WSJ ]
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