Microsoft and HTC have signed a patent agreement that covers HTC’s mobile phones running the Android mobile platform; an operating system that's not usually associated with Microsoft. The news was announced as CNET reported that Microsoft was claiming Google's Android operating system infringed on its patented technology.
The agreement with HTC would seem to exclude the Taiwanese manufacturer from future Microsoft legal action… and could be a useful weapon in its current legal dispute with Apple.
[Sources: CNET.com; TechCrunch.com]