Apple-Microsoft Promises Not Sue Each Other

California, USA - Apple and Microsoft seems to have had a secret agreement. Ie they will not sue each other smartphone related patents. This was revealed in a court hearing in California in the Apple case against Samsung.

Operating system Microsoft Windows Phone was designed differently from the IOS. Teskler stated Apple had approached Samsung try to do the same deal in 2010, but negotiations failed.

Boris Teskler as Apple Patent Chief said that Apple and Microsoft to establish a cross-license their technologies. But Apple enforce the terms 'anti-cloning' to Windows Phone from Microsoft is not copying the iPhone.

As we quoted from the Telegraph, Wednesday (15/08/2012), Apple pointed out that a quarter from the sale of Samsung smartphones and tablets in the United States valued at USD 30.4 billion derived from the marketing of devices that mimic the iPhone and the iPad.

Teskler explained that Apple does offer a few patents for the licensed. However, design patents related specifically iPhone and iPad are strictly protected in order not to imitate others. Therefore, Apple was suing Samsung that some products are considered to imitate.

After Apple filed evidence and relevant witnesses to support its claims, now Samsung's turn to do the same. U.S. court decisions in Apple's case against Samsung is considered to be quite crucial in determining the direction of future mobile devices industry.

Meanwhile Bada Growing Faster Than Windows Phone ..

Quoted TechRadar, Wednesday (08/15/2012), Microsoft's current platform has a market share equivalent to the Bada OS. Recent data research firm Gartner said Windows Phone and Bada are both occupying the portion of 2.7 per cent of the total global mobile OS market share.

Bada, the operating system (OS) was made by Samsung quietly away. OS growth is faster than Windows Phone that was aggressively trying to penetrate.

Windows Phone Microsoft sold more than 4.087 million handsets during the second quarter of 2012. Nokia, which is currently a partner of Microsoft for Windows Phone closest report, 4 million handsets shipped in the same quarter Lumia.

This figure is not too far adrift from the market share of Research In Motion (RIM) at 5.2 percent. While the BlackBerry declined 6.5 percent, Bada has increased 1.9 percent while Windows Phone rose 1.6 percent compared to the same quarter last year.

However, Microsoft still must feel lucky. The software giant may gain profits 'side' of the patent license for Android handset makers.