Technology Beef? Google Fires Shots at Microsoft Over Deal With Samsung
Usually verbal wars are common in the hip hop arena where two rappers go back and forth blurting out insults at each other until one gets more recognition from the crowd.
Now it seems that hip hop has started to rub off a little too much on Google.
News broke this morning about Microsoft and Samsung entering into a cross-licensing agreement that would see Samsung paying royalties on their smartphones and tablets running Android.
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Google reacted to the news of the deal with this statement.
“This is the same tactic we’ve seen time and again from Microsoft. Failing to succeed in the smartphone market, they are resorting to legal measures to extort profit from others, achievements and hinder pace of innovation. We (Google) remain focused on building new technology and supporting Android partners.”
Well, this is something new to the world of technology. Sure Apple and Samsung are engaged in legal battles all over the world, but verbal disrespect is something best left to hip hop’s superstars.
But now the “war of the smartphones” seems to be heating up as the two companies seem to be taking matters to a different level.
Microsoft did not take too kindly to Google’s statement.
Fran Shaw, Microsoft’s head of communications fired back at Google via Twitter.
His first post read, “Let me boil down the Google statement they gave to @parislemon, from 48 words to 1: Waah.”
He then followed that up with, “I would encourage folks in MV in slowly read graf 5 of our blog on the topic today,” and provided readers with a link.
The passage he points to states: “We recognize that some businesses and commentators- Google chief among them- have complained about the potential impact of patents on Android and software innovation. To them, we say: look at today’s announcement. If industry leaders such as Samsung and HTC can enter into these agreements, doesn’t this provide a clear path forward?”
