Tuesday, August 16, 2005

Sky News : iPod Licensing Lapse Lets In Microsoft

Sky News : iPod Licensing Lapse Lets In Microsoft

Computer firm Apple may have to pay Microsoft £6 for each iPod it sells after a huge licensing lapse.

Lawyers at Bill Gates' firm filed a patent for technology behind the hugely successful digital music player two months before Apple.


The US Patent Office has ruled that Microsoft has the right to charge competitors a licence fee for each iPod sold.


Brilliant, just brilliant!