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Originally Posted by Giggleton
I can do that stuff on a Kindle too, is Amazon next?
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No. But a good observation.
This is about Microsoft vs Google, of course. But Google is currently too strong to attack directly.
Note how they explicitly mention Android. They're trying to create an impression that Android is inherently risky and it's bad business to use it. If you do, Microsoft will come and twist your hand behind your back.
The patents they cite are not related to Android, they are not even related to Linux on which Android is based. But most people won't notice. Microsoft just proclaims
Android violates patents, and news will report that.
They go after Barnes & Noble because it's an easy target. Normally, high tech and software companies have arsenals of patents for mutually assured destruction. B&N doesn't, it's a book retailer with tech ambitions. Suing B&N is much easier than Google, which has lots of money and lawyers.