Nokia, Microsoft hit back at Google
Reacting to the antitrust complaint Google filed against it and Microsoft, Nokia said that Goggle’s suggestion is wrong, according to Reuters.
"Though we have not yet seen the complaint, Google's suggestion that Nokia and Microsoft are colluding on intellectual property rights is wrong," Reuters quoted Nokia spokesman Mark Durrant as saying.
"Both companies have their own intellectual property rights portfolios and strategies and operate independently."
He also said that some Android devices had "significant (intellectual property) infringement issues" relating to Nokia's patents.
Reacting to Google’s complaint Microsoft said, “Google is complaining about patents when it won’t respond to growing concerns by regulators, elected officials and judges about its abuse of standard-essential patents, and it is complaining about antitrust in the smartphone industry when it controls more than 95% of mobile search and advertising," the company said in an email statement. "This seems like a desperate tactic on their part."
He also said that some Android devices had "significant (intellectual property) infringement issues" relating to Nokia's patents.
Google on Friday filed an antitrust complaint against Microsoft and Nokia with European Commission alleging that alleges that Nokia and Microsoft are partnering with other companies to enforce their patents related to smartphones and split the resulting revenue.
"Nokia and Microsoft are colluding to raise the costs of mobile devices for consumers, creating patent trolls that side step promises both companies have made," a Google spokesman said. "They should be held accountable, and we hope our complaint spurs others to look into these practices.
Reacting to the antitrust complaint Google filed against it and Microsoft, Nokia said that Goggle’s suggestion is wrong, according to Reuters.
"Though we have not yet seen the complaint, Google's suggestion that Nokia and Microsoft are colluding on intellectual property rights is wrong," Reuters quoted Nokia spokesman Mark Durrant as saying.
"Both companies have their own intellectual property rights portfolios and strategies and operate independently."
He also said that some Android devices had "significant (intellectual property) infringement issues" relating to Nokia's patents.
He also said that some Android devices had "significant (intellectual property) infringement issues" relating to Nokia's patents.
Google on Friday filed an antitrust complaint against Microsoft and Nokia with European Commission alleging that alleges that Nokia and Microsoft are partnering with other companies to enforce their patents related to smartphones and split the resulting revenue.
"Nokia and Microsoft are colluding to raise the costs of mobile devices for consumers, creating patent trolls that side step promises both companies have made," a Google spokesman said. "They should be held accountable, and we hope our complaint spurs others to look into these practices.
