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Google lobs antitrust complaint against Microsoft, Nokia in EU, claims they're playing patent footsie (updated)

Google lobs antitrust complaint against Microsoft, Nokia in EU, claims they're playing patent footsie (updated) Created by MG3 on Jun 01, 2012

The gloves just came off at Google: the company has just filed an antitrust complaint with the European Commission against Microsoft and Nokia. Its gripe accuses the two Windows Phone partners of playing dirty pool through handing 1,200 wireless-related patents to Mosaid, a Canadian firm which spends most of its time suing the industry over WiFi rather than making products. Microsoft and Nokia are allegedly hiking the prices of devices by "creating patent trolls" that bypass deals preventing them from suing directly, possibly steering a few companies towards picking Windows Phone instead of Android. »read more

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