LG expands their patent licensing with Microsoft

I wonder how much money Microsoft makes off of these Android patent licensees?

http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/LG-signs-patent-agreement-with-Microsoft-1410254.html

http://linux.slashdot.org/story/12/01/12/1631244/lg-to-pay-licensing-fees-to-microsoft-for-using-android

It would certainly shock the country

"I believe if we had a Republican House, Republican Senate and a Gingrich presidency, we'd get amazing things done...We can create a majority that will shock the country."
— Newt Gingrich

Probably right in to a true depression. It would also shock the world, probably in similar fashion. I seem to recall a previous Republican President/House/Senate that exploited some laws that were taken off the books during a Democratic President with a Republican House and Senate that enjoyed a margin that could override a Presidential veto. That worked really well.

Maybe I should start taking French, is Canada hiring?

Kodak sues HTC and Apple

They're already suing Apple, now they're expanding the suit. Basically Kodak is on the verge of bankruptcy, so they're trying to milk as much from their patent portfolio as possible.

The sad thing is that Kodak was one of the inventors of digital photography, and now it has killed them. But digital photography isn't solely to blame, an article that I read recently said part of the problem is that they failed to embrace social networking and got left behind.

http://apple.slashdot.org/story/12/01/11/1526226/kodak-sues-htc-and-apple