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Apple, Microsoft have smartphone design gentleman's agreement
Summary: Apple and Microsoft have a long-running patent deal that acknowledges there's no cloning of the iPhone. Indeed, Windows Phone's approach veers hard away from Apple's iOS and Google's Android.
By Larry Dignan for Between the Lines | August 13, 2012 -- 18:26 GMT (11:26 PDT)
Microsoft has access to all the patents at the center of Apple's lawsuit with Samsung, but there are provisions in place so Windows Phones don't suddenly start looking like iPhones.
As noted in CNET's story on the Apple vs. Samsung patent trial, Microsoft has a long-running patent cross licensing act with the iPhone maker. Josh Lowensohn quoted Boris Teksler, Apple's director of patent licensing and strategy, at the trial on Monday.
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http://www.zdnet.com...ent-7000002554/
Summary: Apple and Microsoft have a long-running patent deal that acknowledges there's no cloning of the iPhone. Indeed, Windows Phone's approach veers hard away from Apple's iOS and Google's Android.
By Larry Dignan for Between the Lines | August 13, 2012 -- 18:26 GMT (11:26 PDT)
Microsoft has access to all the patents at the center of Apple's lawsuit with Samsung, but there are provisions in place so Windows Phones don't suddenly start looking like iPhones.
As noted in CNET's story on the Apple vs. Samsung patent trial, Microsoft has a long-running patent cross licensing act with the iPhone maker. Josh Lowensohn quoted Boris Teksler, Apple's director of patent licensing and strategy, at the trial on Monday.
More details:
http://www.zdnet.com...ent-7000002554/
