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Meanwhile, Google Ask the Magic Numbers to Buy Patents ..
I had participated in the auction of wireless technology patents from Nortel Networks. Google filed Figures arguably strange and magical.
What is the meaning of the numbers do not round it? According to Reuters sources, the figures are: the distance from the earth to the sun, Meissel-Mertens constant and the number pi.
As we quoted from Reuters, the figures had asked Google including USD 1,902,160,540, USD 2,614,972,128 and $ 3.14159 billion.
Seeing Google background established by scientists and how science pekatnya nuances in their corporate culture, should those numbers are not unusual.
"Either they're very, very confident, or maybe just bored," said the source.
Whatever it is, Google's strategy ultimately fruitless. Patents The wireless company ceased operations since June 2009 it was bought by a consortium with a value of USD 4.5 billion.
However, if this is part of Google's strategy in the context of the particular auction? For example, it could be the number was meant to create confusion among the bidders.
There appears to be three Google competitors there: Microsoft, Apple and RIM. All three have an interest to block Google (and its Android) so as not to dominate the Nortel patents that may be against their products like Windows Phone 7, iOS and BlackBerry.
The consortium's earned 6000 patents and patent applications from Nortel. Members of the consortium are: Microsoft, Apple, Research In Motion, Ericsson, Sony and EMC.
According to Reuters sources, the final price was slightly above the maximum price willing to pay Google. Internet giant reportedly only willing to pay up to $ 4 billion for Nortel patents.
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