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by jfb 5733 days ago
You could sue GOOG (market cap: 167.66B); or, you could sue MOT (19.91B). Which one's a softer target?
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Meh, all those billions still buys a gaggle of lawyers.
Yeah, but Google can retaliate with search patents and MS would probably rather not have that fight.
Nothing prevents Google from retaliating right now.
Both sides have an army of lawyers on payroll.
Which makes their move even more despicable. Instead of going to the source they attack a small player. Microsoft was supposed to be rising above this now.

The best part, Motorola has a bunch of patents of their own. This will be interesting to see unfold.