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Microsoft Exposed: Android Claims Are Bogus, Says Barnes & Nobel

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Muktware; By Swapnil Bhartiya
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"Barnes & Nobel has exposed Microsoft's extortion plan which means from now onwards no company will sign any deal with Microsoft. The Exhibit D of the letter filed by Barnes & Noble gives a "a long detailing of the incredibly insignificant patents Microsoft has the nerve to use against Android, claiming control of the entire operating system with what is pretty much a handful of stupid patents no one really needs or which are so trivial that the fees it claims become outrageous.""

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I forwarded this article to a fair number of "non-techie" acquaintances of mine (yes, I know; it's a disgusting habit -- and even worse, a boring one) and this time I actually got a number of replies.

It seems to to hit just the right tone, and depth of exposition, that "ordinary folk" can relate to.

Of course, a fair number of my acquaintances actually read (on purpose, for pleasure), and even have e-book readers, which they love beyond reason...

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