28.04.2011 08:50 Uhr, Quelle: MacNN

Barnes & Noble: Microsoft-Nokia deal breaks antitrust laws

Barnes & Noble in a response (PDF via Groklaw) both rejected many of the claims of Microsoft's anti-Android lawsuit but directly claimed Microsoft was violating antitrust law through its deal with Nokia. The Nook maker claimed that the Microsoft-Nokia pact for patent deals was "per se illegal" under antitrust laws. Its agreement between equals was a "coordinated offensive" meant to crush competition outside of fair market conditions, not just from Android but from any open-source platform, such as Linux.

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