Microsoft sues Samsung!

Microsoft revealed today that it has sued Samsung in an attempt to enforce a patent cross-licensing agreement the two companies reached in 2011.
By Microsoft’s account, Samsung is balking at licensing fees after its smartphones became more successful than expected. The lawsuit alleges Samsung was late in paying its second-year royalties and then refused to pay interest. Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia appears to be the reason that Samsung cited for not having to pay.
We’ve reached out to Samsung for comment on the issue.
Microsoft spent years leveraging its patent portfolio against Android phone makers, eventually earning royalties from most of Google’s best partners.
➤ Microsoft’s Samsung action [Microsoft on the Issues blog]

With the lawsuit, Microsoft hopes that the court will enforce the contract.
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Xerox Xerox Xerox... Bill Gates eulogise a few ideas on the tech upstart!

Classics ain't Microsoft style these days as the tech mammoth grapples with coping in the ever changing industry. Still the World's richest though, Bill Gates as usual shares his insights on what we can all learn from John Brooks. The founder of Xerox - Joseph C. Wilson, which was at that time, the novel idea in the technology industry (we are talking about the 1906 here!) Interestingly, Xerox engineers had the early ideas about personal computing but they were forced to share them with Apple and Microsoft, who eventually monopolize the industry.

The book is out of circulation but it's chapter five made available by the Brooks family with the help Microsoft Owner - Bill Gates and it is an interesting read. Enjoy!

You can find the download from here