“Microsoft has struck back at Google’s accusations that the company has – with Apple and Oracle – waged a ‘hostile, organized campaign’ against the search giant, including joining forces to buy up patents and keep them out of Google’s grasp,” Chris Davies reports for SlashGear.
“‘Google says we bought Novell patents to keep them from Google. Really?’ Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith tweeted rhetorically. ‘We asked them to bid jointly with us. They said no,'” Davies reports. “That drew out Microsoft corporate communications lead Frank X. Shaw, who offered Google chief legal officer David Drummond some ‘free advice’ by posting an email exchanged between legal execs at both firms. ‘Free advice for David Drummond – next time check with Kent Walker before you blog. :)'”
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