Sony Not Much Affected By Android Patent Woes
Magali Cecchinato
Of course, if Apple is shut out because of its insistence on owning everything in a market where that doesn't work, Google has other big problems. Namely, patent suits that Apple and Microsoft (MSFT) have both filed against handset vendors that use Android as their operating systems. However, check some of the patents that Microsoft is asserting and you see that they potentially attack basic functions of Android, not just mobile-oriented operations. Because Google TV set integration seems to involve running Android, that could mean a tough time for manufacturers who decide to implement it. (LG has put its Android tablet plans on hold because it says that the current OS version isn't optimized for tablets. I wonder how much of the decision is also due to Android not being optimized for lawsuit defense.)