Microsoft wins text patent fight

By Insider Monkey: Patents are being used strategically in the mobile phone sector, with mobile phone companies using litigation to limit their competition. Google (GOOG) itself said that patent disputes were the main reason it wanted to acquire Motorola Mobility (MMI).

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Mobile phone maker Motor

By Gregory Vousvounis:When it became clear a few months ago that Samsung's (SSNLF.PK) market share in Android smart-phones has risen to 46% and keeps rising, Google (GOOG)

Google has been forced to backtrack on its patent war with Microsoft, done through complaints filed with the International Trade Commission. But it left itself one ace-in-the-hole to keep this particular fight with Microsoft alive.

By Stock Croc:This summer brought big news for the tech world: Google (GOOG) finally cleared its last hurdle and closed its $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility. This buyout has been in the works since mid-August of last year and represents the largest wireless-equipment deal in over ten years.

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