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Life after Ballmer: How to fix Microsoft
2013-09-05 16:53:28| Extremetech
With Ballmer's impending departure, Microsoft has a unique opportunity to refocus its efforts and counter the challenges posed by its faster growing rivals
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Microsoft wins jury trial in patent dispute with Motorola
2013-09-05 10:24:59| Wireless - Topix.net
A jury in Seattle, Washington, has ruled in favor of Microsoft in a patent dispute with Motorola Mobility over standards patents, according to court records.
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Microsoft wins damages from Motorola on patent licensing
2013-09-05 09:56:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Microsoft has won the second stage of a landmark patent case against Motorola Mobility over determining licence payments for standards-essential patents. A jury in federal court in Seattle concluded that Motorola had breached its undertakings to license its standards-essential patents on reasonable, non-discriminatory terms, the Financial Times reports. The jury also handed Microsoft USD 15 million in damages, around half of the amount it had claimed. The dispute sprang from Microsoft's attempt to negotiate a licence from Motorola for its patents used in the H.264 video compression and 802.11 Wi-Fi standards. Microsoft claimed that Motorola's suggested royalty level would have cost it USD 4 billion and showed that it was not negotiating in good faith. Motorola argued that the rate was an opening shot in a negotiation, rather than a final demand. In the first stage of the trial in April, Judge James Robart ruled that Microsoft should pay only USD 1.8 million a year for the Motorola patents. That decision was seen as an important precedent for the tech industry in determining how royalties on standards essential patents are set. Motorola said it plans to appeal.
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Microsoft hopes Nokia deal lifts its phone stakes
2013-09-04 21:56:25| Wireless - Topix.net
The Windows maker is buying Nokia Corp.'s lineup of smartphones and a portfolio of patents and services.
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Microsoft continues cloud ERP push with Dynamics NAV update
2013-09-04 21:09:00| InfoWorld: Top News
Microsoft is preparing to roll out a new version of its Dynamics NAV ERP (enterprise resource planning) software that includes a key feature for cloud-based deployments as well as tighter integration with Office. NAV 2013 R2 is set for release in October and will feature support for multitenancy, an architectural principle common to cloud software wherein customers share a single application instance with their respective data kept separate.
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