http://gigaom.com/2009/05/08/via-licensing-pushes-lte-patent-pool/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:25:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://gigaom.com/2009/05/08/via-licensing-pushes-lte-patent-pool/#comment-210291 Sat, 16 May 2009 09:00:47 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=48955#comment-210291 [...] and near field communications (NFC). The company is a spin-out from Dolby Laboratories Inc. Via can’t force patent holders to play, and without a majority of solid patents with which to negotiate, its attempts will fail. [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2009/05/08/via-licensing-pushes-lte-patent-pool/#comment-210290 Mon, 11 May 2009 14:42:49 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=48955#comment-210290 [...] patents around the MPEG-2 video standard, and competes with Via Licensing, which last week created its own patent pool effort for LTE. The problem is, I just don’t think these — or even an earlier pooling effort — [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2009/05/08/via-licensing-pushes-lte-patent-pool/#comment-210289 Fri, 08 May 2009 20:53:48 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=48955#comment-210289 Like reduce the rates on cell equipment in exchange for listening in on conversations so they can sell keyword ads to be played during your calls? Unfortunately, nothing is free, even when it looks like it is.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2009/05/08/via-licensing-pushes-lte-patent-pool/#comment-210288 Fri, 08 May 2009 17:49:32 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=48955#comment-210288 i wish a company like Google would buy Qualcomm. they’d figure out a way to monetize without enforcing costs that affect the end consumer.

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