EPO and Microsoft Collude to Break the Law -- Part XIII: A Global 'IP' Player | Linux Today

EPO and Microsoft Collude to Break the Law — Part XIII: A Global ‘IP’ Player

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Roy Schestowitz
Mar 18, 2021

?Although the company?s own proprietary Windows Phone operating system was a complete commercial flop, it was reported in 2013 that Microsoft was in line to make as much as USD 3.4 billion from patent licenses relating to Android phones.?

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Roy Schestowitz

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