Gregory T. Huang wrote:
Seattle-area tech giants Amazon and Microsoft have signed a patent cross-license agreement that gives each company some access to the other’s patent portfolio, and covers a broad range of technology, including Amazon’s Kindle e-book reader and its use of Linux-based servers. Financial terms of the deal weren’t given, but Microsoft says Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) will pay it an undisclosed amount of money under the agreement. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) also says it has entered into similar agreements with other big companies like Apple, Hewlett-Packard, LG Electronics, Nikon, Novell, and Samsung.
