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| 02 May 2012 04:23 PM |
German court rules Xbox 360 and Windows 7 devices banned in country following Motorola patent suit, but US judge orders phone company not to have ruling enacted just yet.
A German court has granted Motorola Mobility an injunction against the distribution of Microsoft's Xbox platform line in Germany, Reuters reports. The Mannheim court ruled today that Microsoft must remove a string of products from the German market, including the Xbox 360 and devices running the Windows 7 operating system. Despite the ruling, business will continue as usual in Germany, Microsoft says.
"Despite the ruling, business will continue as usual in Germany," Microsoft says.
The move will not have immediate implications, the site reports, because a US district court in Seattle, Washington, has granted Microsoft a preliminary injunction against Motorola that prevents the phone company from enacting the German order.
"Motorola is prohibited from acting on today's decision, and our business in Germany will continue as usual while we appeal this decision and pursue the fundamental issue of Motorola's broken promise," a Microsoft representative told the site.
Additionally, Reuters reports that Microsoft has already moved its software distribution center in Europe from Germany to the Netherlands, ahead of anticipated decisions in the ongoing patent trials.
This news follows a US International Trade Commission judge determining last week that Microsoft's Xbox 360 hardware infringes on Motorola Mobility patents for video decoding, Wi-Fi connection, and console-to-accessory connections. |
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Geesh65
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| 02 May 2012 04:24 PM |
| Today someone ate my pet apple so I juiced a cow. |
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Espeon249
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GrayKoopa
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| 02 May 2012 04:26 PM |
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~The Pink Duck hath spoken!~ |
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PwnerRoy
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| 02 May 2012 04:28 PM |
| This is so RT material! (sarcasm) |
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GrayKoopa
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| 02 May 2012 04:28 PM |
YES! LETS WORSHIP SONY! THE CONSOLES THAT SELL OUT UTTER GARBAGE NOWADAYS! NINTENDO, ALTHOUGH THEY MAKE QUALITY GAMES, ARE CRAP!
Seriously, N64 beats PS3 ANY day. |
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| 02 May 2012 04:29 PM |
You don't live in germany, So what's it to you.?
~This is my siggy, Nice to meet you~ |
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omgh4xorz
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| 02 May 2012 04:30 PM |
the N@zI$ must be back.
everyone in germany: SIEG HEILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL SIEG HEILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL |
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GrayKoopa
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| 02 May 2012 04:30 PM |
*Boom* All this insanity made my head blow up. May I have desert now? |
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GrayKoopa
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| 02 May 2012 04:31 PM |
Huzzah! Kirby 64 FTW Mario 64 FTW 64 64 FTW Nintendo 64 FTFW!!! |
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| 02 May 2012 04:33 PM |
PS3 Forever! Nintendo is loaded with turds.
PS3 IS FREAKING AWESOME! |
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GrayKoopa
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| 02 May 2012 04:36 PM |
MEET THE COMMON SONY FAN. ALWAYS SAYING SONY IS BETTER THAN LIFE. EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE LESS GAMES THAN NINTENDO. AND EVEN RIPPING NINTENDO OFF. Nintendo 64 forever. GBA forever GameCube Forever PS1/2 is O.K. PS3 is crap in a stick. |
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| 02 May 2012 04:42 PM |
| everyone in this thread is being dumb. |
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| 02 May 2012 05:03 PM |
| I'm not dumb, I AM AN IDIOT. |
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