Microsoft, Nokia and others ally to sue Google over packaging its services into Android

3. Peterwho (Posts: 3; Member since: 09 Apr 2013)

microsoft = nokia = the biggest patenttroll LOL

Microsoft's still a monopoly of the business.

Microsoft to stop being evil, release office package for the iPad and competing platforms.

It is this that makes me not like Microsoft

10. samystic (Posts: 231; Member since: 25 Mar 2012)

welcome to planet earth! you obviously have not heard about Apple

13. joey_sfb (Posts: 6603; Member since: 29 Mar 2012)

A bunch of s**tty corporations, after their over price OS and office product started to be less desirable with cheaper alternative around. Instead of making their product more compelling they choose the easy route.

They really learn nothing from the apple lawsuit saga.

29. Andrea (banned) (Posts: 52; Member since: 07 Mar 2013)

I think Microsoft and nokia is even worce

44. omar300 (Posts: 209; Member since: 24 Jun 2012)

Google has never locked their user :/ we can install any widget and app we like. so we can install expedia or any software. as for microsoft, i am using windows phone and there is no way to change their bing search so they shouldnt be complaining they have a permanent setting too for quick search.

48. buccob (Posts: 2733; Member since: 19 Jun 2012)

Not only I agree with you... Google Chrome mobile even has a setting for use a different search engine like yahoo and Bing...

What a bunch of whiny b****es

96. shikroi (Posts: 187; Member since: 24 Sep 2012)

Thats a lie you can change to google search if you want.

14. PhoneLuver (Posts: 481; Member since: 05 Jul 2010)

I was waiting for something like this to happen. I've oten wondered why nobody takes on Apple about this. They have an extremely closed system designed to lock users in and allow little or no competitors to the built in services.

45. omar300 (Posts: 209; Member since: 24 Jun 2012)

i agree, customers should have option. but android is about options. look at what facebook has done to android and made facebook home, and then amazon! u cant even tell its android. customization has changed everything.

23. Timmehor (Posts: 599; Member since: 09 Mar 2013)

I don't think large technology corporate companies have the same prejudices and personal opinions that the general public have(and annoying butthurt trolls like you). So Nokia isn't jealous, they are playing a game of business. If another business uses your patent, why wouldn't you attack them?!

72. chaoticrazor (Posts: 2347; Member since: 28 Aug 2012)

these android and google fanatics dont understand business is a different world to there little google praising garden

i knew this article would have google defenders coming to big them up and say how others are just evil.....truly pathetic

70. p5yb0rg (unregistered)

Microsoft needs to go develop some apps instead of wasting their time with this..

87. jroc74 (Posts: 6019; Member since: 30 Dec 2010)

Its amazing...

Isnt Google search engine, browser available on other phones? Any browser can use Google search on the web on a phone. How in the world is that locking users into Android? If its Maps....where are the Apple and MS exclusive apps on Android?

Exactly. Let MS get Office to Android...then ....maybe....they can talk. Apple? I want Siri on my Maxx HD....NOW.

Right now if I wanted to use Office on a phone...I ....have ...to get a WP. MS Office might be used as much as Google search engine.

I guess its fine to let MS and Apple keeps exclusive things to their platform... Why isnt there an IE for Android? Is that Google or MS doing?

This is almost as stupid as MS getting in trouble for the IE desktop stuff.

90. microsoftnokiawin (Posts: 1236; Member since: 30 Mar 2012)

microsoft has released office for IOS and Android lol you troll

94. jroc74 (Posts: 6019; Member since: 30 Dec 2010)

I suggest you read more...its fundamental. MS Office has not been released yet for iOS or Android. There are Android and iOS apps they let you use, read and edit Office documents .

Again......reading is fundamental.

95. jroc74 (Posts: 6019; Member since: 30 Dec 2010)

If you mean Office 365....I got an email about that recently.....again I suggest you read more.

http://blogs.cio.com/windows/17785/putting-microsoft-office-365-work-ios-and-android

98. jroc74 (Posts: 6019; Member since: 30 Dec 2010)

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Microsoft-Office-for-Android-and-iOS-coming-late-2014-Windows-RT-refresh-on-the-roadmap-too_id41754

lol@ppl not knowing how to do an internet search....

Like I said....its not out yet. No matter how much one wants to discredit, not believe the truth..

38. SuperNexus (Posts: 127; Member since: 18 Jan 2013)

Yeap! they are thinking like that.

and you know why?

Because Nokia ,Microsoft and other companies are afraid of Google.

So instead of offering better product they are going with Apple technique i.e sue.

7. Peterwho (Posts: 3; Member since: 09 Apr 2013)

I think nokia is the biggest patenttroll here.

I hope they cant sell their cheap plastic bricks....

12. samystic (Posts: 231; Member since: 25 Mar 2012)

your dictionary does not have the right meaning of the word 'cheap'... this 'cheap brick' can handle knives, hammers amongst others

40. romeo1 (Posts: 729; Member since: 06 Jan 2012)

cheap doesn't mean weak ;)

91. microsoftnokiawin (Posts: 1236; Member since: 30 Mar 2012)

what's cheap about the lumia 920 ?

Oh wait the nice user friendly OS get a different reasons you trolls

97. romeo1 (Posts: 729; Member since: 06 Jan 2012)

i'm just saying that cheap doesn't mean weak as samystic tries to explain.
read before you post.
and yes plastic is a cheap material.