It, as they are saying, is on. Google’s with a post not-so-subtly-titled “When patents attack Android,” which directly addresses what he calls a “hostile, organized campaign against Android by Microsoft, Oracle, Apple and other companies, waged through bogus patents.” Drummond then goes directly to cite numerous examples of this “organized campaign” from those seeking to “strangle” Android, including Apple and Microsoft teaming as much as buy Novell and Nortel’s old patents “to make certain Google didn’t get them,” Microsoft seeking $15 licensing fees for every Android device, and lawsuits against the likes of Barnes & Noble, HTC, Motorola, and Samsung.
In line with Drummond, those efforts amount to a “tax” that makes Android devices costlier for consumers and manufacturers alike, and that “rather than competing by building new features or devices, they may be fighting through litigation.” He further goes directly to bemoan the “anti-competitive strategy” that’s “escalating the price of patents way beyond what they’re well worth,” and closes things out by noting that he is encouraged by Justice Department investigations into the aforementioned Novell and Nortel patent issues. Hit the source link to read the total post yourself.
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