Google and Apple eyeing InterDigital

Google and Apple are eyeing to acquire InterDigital

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Once again patent war begins. According to Bloomberg, Google and Apple are among the companies looking to acquire InterDigital’s patent war chest. As you all know, Google recently lost Nortel’s patent bid at the last minute. Apple decided to join forces with Microsoft, RIM and others to outbid Google. Yes, these days Apple is palling around with Microsoft and RIM just so it can annoy Google.

Well, Nortel is not the only company out there with a massive patent portfolio. In fact, InterDigital’s patents are “deeper and stronger” than Nortel’s, according to InterDigital CEO William Merritt. The company has around 1,300 patents related to mobile technologies. That should be more than enough to fend off the patent trolls Android is facing.

It’s interesting to see Apple, and not Microsoft, really interested in blocking Google from acquiring any patents. Microsoft may try to capture these patents as it will be beneficial to them in monetary terms as they fetch lot of money from Android. But Apple doesn’t make money by preventing Google from getting these patents. Microsoft’s tactics is like every thing is fair in love and war, their intention is to make money only, while on other hand Apple’s main aim is to create hurdles in the way of Android.

Whatever the case may be, we’ll surely be following this battle very closely with hopes that Google manages to win. Lets see what happens.
again patent war begins. According to Bloomberg, Google and Apple are among the companies looking to acquire InterDigital’s patent war chest. As you all know, Google recently lost Nortel’s patent bid at the last minute. Apple decided to join forces with Microsoft, RIM and others to outbid Google. Yes, these days Apple is palling around with Microsoft and RIM just so it can annoy Google.

Well, Nortel is not the only company out there with a massive patent portfolio. In fact, InterDigital’s patents are “deeper and stronger” than Nortel’s, according to InterDigital CEO William Merritt. The company has around 1,300 patents related to mobile technologies. That should be more than enough to fend off the patent trolls Android is facing.

It’s interesting to see Apple, and not Microsoft, really interested in blocking Google from acquiring any patents. Microsoft may try to capture these patents as it will be beneficial to them in monetary terms as they fetch lot of money from Android. But Apple doesn’t make money by preventing Google from getting these patents. Microsoft’s tactics is like every thing is fair in love and war, their intention is to make money only, while on other hand Apple’s main aim is to create hurdles in the way of Android.

Whatever the case may be, we’ll surely be following this battle very closely with hopes that Google manages to win. Lets see what happens.