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July 15, 2011 01:29 am GMT
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Larry Page On Android Patent Problems: "There Hasn't Been Any Slow Down"
During the earnings call after Google announced their Q2 2011 earnings today, a question was asked about the patent issues surrounding Google right now. Specifically, Android is underassaultfrom Oracle as well as Microsoft and Apple. This is happening because Google only has roughly 700 patents, and they recently lost a bid to gain Nortel's 6,000+ patents " with those going to, who else, Microsoft and Apple, among others. So what is Google going to do?"Obviously, we have a lot of IP in progress " not only what has been issued," Google CEO Larry Page said, clearly trying to say that Google is pushing forward on patents bycontinuingto do their own innovation (as opposed to buying patents). "Android is on a tear," Page continued. He reiterated many of the massive numbers he shared earlier in the call " 550,000 Androidactivationsa day, etc. He pointed to the 231 carrier partners and 78 open handset alliance partners that Google has " so far, they don't appear to be scared of the patent issue.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/aW834m2twi4/
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