It’s common knowledge there are a range of patent wars ongoing in technology right now (which I’ve previously written about here). One of those patent wars is between Motorola and Microsoft over the Xbox 360 console – and boy, it’s getting hot. My friend Florian Mueller of Foss Patents told me about it and it seems so interesting I thought I’d write a quick summary based on his hard work. Continue reading Could the Xbox 360 be banned in the USA?
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Non-story: are Valve and Microsoft breaching competition law? (Answer: No)
There’s been a lot of commentary about competition law (or antitrust law, as it’s known in the USA) and the games industry over the last week or so, focusing in particular on Valve and Microsoft. This is a post to explain why that’s a non-story. Continue reading Non-story: are Valve and Microsoft breaching competition law? (Answer: No)