You had stopped reading after the $14.5m paid to MS, the part that is insulting is the free use of goorola's patents.
I think the "free" use of MM patents comes from MS having to pay $1.8 million to MM to license the patents they're using, but now that MM owes MS $14.8 million, MS don't really have to pay MM to use their patents for the next 7 to 8 years. And figuring the MM patents in question will most likely expire in that time, MS can effectively use MM patents for free, if this judgement stands.
I think the "free" use of MM patents comes from MS having to pay $1.8 million to MM to license the patents they're using, but now that MM owes MS $14.8 million, MS don't really have to pay MM to use their patents for the next 7 to 8 years. And figuring the MM patents in question will most likely expire in that time, MS can effectively use MM patents for free, if this judgement stands.
Yep, that is how I understood it, too.
But even if not, at least in the EU (I do not know the respective US laws well enough) the abuse of SEPs could indeed cause you to lose them, making them indeed free for everybody.
The reported $12.5 B figure is grossly overstated. There was a ton of cash that reduces the net cost. There were also a lot of tax credits carried forward that also have some value.
There is also a few quarters since the sale where Motorola lost money and Google ate the loss. Google also had to eat the loss in regards eliminating some jobs (eg paying insurance).
There is also a few quarters since the sale where Motorola lost money and Google ate the loss. Google also had to eat the loss in regards eliminating some jobs (eg paying insurance).
Yes, that's true. As I said, it's not trivial to calculate how much Motorola cost Google. There's also the opportunity cost (what else could they have done with that money) and the amount of time management spends on Moto. Plus, of course, tons of legal expenses.
All things considered, It was probably closer to $8 to $10 B than $12.5 B, but that's just a guess.
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You had stopped reading after the $14.5m paid to MS, the part that is insulting is the free use of goorola's patents.
I think the "free" use of MM patents comes from MS having to pay $1.8 million to MM to license the patents they're using, but now that MM owes MS $14.8 million, MS don't really have to pay MM to use their patents for the next 7 to 8 years. And figuring the MM patents in question will most likely expire in that time, MS can effectively use MM patents for free, if this judgement stands.
I think the "free" use of MM patents comes from MS having to pay $1.8 million to MM to license the patents they're using, but now that MM owes MS $14.8 million, MS don't really have to pay MM to use their patents for the next 7 to 8 years. And figuring the MM patents in question will most likely expire in that time, MS can effectively use MM patents for free, if this judgement stands.
Yep, that is how I understood it, too.
But even if not, at least in the EU (I do not know the respective US laws well enough) the abuse of SEPs could indeed cause you to lose them, making them indeed free for everybody.
There is also a few quarters since the sale where Motorola lost money and Google ate the loss. Google also had to eat the loss in regards eliminating some jobs (eg paying insurance).
Yes, that's true. As I said, it's not trivial to calculate how much Motorola cost Google. There's also the opportunity cost (what else could they have done with that money) and the amount of time management spends on Moto. Plus, of course, tons of legal expenses.
All things considered, It was probably closer to $8 to $10 B than $12.5 B, but that's just a guess.
They should but is that what Google wants?