Microsoft and Apple court victories force Motorola to pull out of German phone and tablet market
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Last month, a court in Munich said that Motorola Mobility must pull every Android smartphone and tablet that it sells in Germany after losing a patent infringement case to Apple. The manufacturer is said to be reworking the software in their devices to put them back on the shelves, but there is no idea when that will happen. Motorola Mobility has lost three court cases to Microsoft in Germany and the latter wants to get paid for illegal use of of its patents. But in this crazy world of patents and courtrooms, Motorola Mobility is battling Microsoft in the Germany and U.S. courts, claiming that Microsoft infringed on its patent relating to the H.264 video playback standard. The Google subsidiary also surprised everyone by recently dropping a patent claim against Apple in the U.S. ITC.
Motorola Mobility has said that it is switching its corporate strategy. While Android models have been popular in the country, the manufacturer is making it seem as though it would have pulled out of Germany anyway to follow CEO Dennis Woodside's new game plan to sell more high-end models in fewer locations.
source: TheGuardian via AllThingsD
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21 Comments
1. plgladio posted on 10 Oct 2012, 03:12 0 0
So bad, Motorola with Boot-to-Gecko in Germany :P
16. rf1975 posted on 10 Oct 2012, 08:46 4 0
I am sure it is not because of patent lost. Motorola was not doing well when Google purchased it. I think this part of Google's resurrecting plan.
3. andro. posted on 10 Oct 2012, 03:19 6 1
Germany seems to be one of the only countries in europe to have a legal system as baffling stupid as the US in support of apple.
4. MeoCao (unregistered) posted on 10 Oct 2012, 03:38 11 1
Well done Moto, never give in to those patent trolls. Moto will return to Germany with devices with new SS file system and JB which will leave MS and Apple in the dust.
5. darktranquillity posted on 10 Oct 2012, 03:38 12 1
Thank you german courts for driving out motorola over stupid patents and thereby cutting down the jobs in your already depression stricken economy.
7. trendsbze posted on 10 Oct 2012, 03:51 1 0
Just commenting on the "depression stricken economy" part of your statement. All the world's economy should be like Germany right now.
17. JeffdaBeat posted on 10 Oct 2012, 08:51 0 0
The patent office shouldn't give out stupid patents?
6. StreetNerd posted on 10 Oct 2012, 03:48 1 0
i rly dont understand what moto is doing in europe..... moto is dead in europe 8 years ago
9. anywherehome posted on 10 Oct 2012, 04:13 7 1
great....Apple + Microsoft = pure evil
DO NOT GIVE THEM A PENNY!!!!
I dont! I will never give!
11. RaKithAPeiRiZ posted on 10 Oct 2012, 04:20 1 1
Aye for that no pennies for these Nwo creeps ....opensource all the way
10. RaKithAPeiRiZ posted on 10 Oct 2012, 04:18 3 1
Germany ...what R U DOING...Germany....Stahp
13. 7thspaceman posted on 10 Oct 2012, 05:21 2 0
since this is a software problem Motorola's programmers will remove or replace the
software cause of the patent fights and also make legal efforts to pay Apple and Microsoft royalty fees to use their Patents. Microsoft probably is the easier of the 2 to make an agreement with. Motorola will come back stronger in 6 months with good smart phones that will induce people to buy them
14. nofear posted on 10 Oct 2012, 07:49 2 1
I'd hope Google shut down every Apple's search and maps of everything about Apple.
19. gallitoking posted on 10 Oct 2012, 12:01 0 0
I used Google to search Motorola sales in Germany and got nothing.... so Moto will do nothing to fix this as they dont sell in Germany anyways
20. moroninc posted on 11 Oct 2012, 05:03 0 0
what a bunch of patent trolls, Apple was the apprentice when Microsoft was the Bully now the apprentice is better than the Master... at bullying other companies.
21. Shino posted on 11 Oct 2012, 08:48 0 0
Sorry Moto. I used to like you very much before you bonded with Giggle. Now you'e nothing, but a milking cow and just another copycat manufacturer, using the controversial Handroid.
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