They’re doing this by banding together to acquire Novell’s old patents (the “CPTN” group including Microsoft and Apple) and Nortel’s old patents (the “Rockstar” group including Microsoft and Apple), to make sure Google didn’t get them;
Microsoft’s objective has been to keep from Google and Android device-makers any patents that might be used to defend against their attacks.
Where did they argue that it was for offensive reasons?
Microsoft’s objective has been to keep from Google and Android device-makers any patents that might be used to defend against their attacks.
Where did they argue that it was for offensive reasons?