More in MS vs Android: Want to control 'design elements and hardware of Android tabs

[BladeVenom]

I saw that here, http://www.itworld.com/mobile-wireless/225615/barnes-noble-pummels-microsoft-patents-prior-art

I hope B&N wins.

 

[poofyhairguy]

From that link:

It is Barnes & Noble's understanding that these licensing fees that Microsoft demands for the use of the Android are the same, or higher, than the licensing fees that Microsoft charges for its own Windows Phone 7--despite the fact that Microsoft only claims ownership of only trivial and non-essential design elements in Android-based devices, as opposed to an entire operating system.

 

[alent1234]

Since all patents have prior art b&n has to prove how that Prior art is the same as the patents