Microsoft inks IP licensing exFAT deal with Panasonic
26.02.10
"This contract with Panasonic is the latest example of our commitment to cutting licensing intellectual property for worm drive innovation throughout the industry," said the software vendor boss intellectual property licensing David Kaefer Swearing-in Thursday.
In December last year, Microsoft said it had agreed deals with Sony, Canon, Sanyo and SanDisk preferred format. For this privilege, manufacturers of cameras, camcorders and digital photo mold is charged at a flat $ 300,000 license.
Meanwhile, telephone, PC and network providers is to use the format in their devices will have to cough a volume-license fee.
In August 2009 Microsoft signed a contract Brainy property licenses from the distributor of Linux software Tuxera Ltd. exFAT when the program courses in the strictest obtained.
Earlier this year, Microsoft has signed a practice of licensing intellectual property with TomTom after the companies have exchanged threats of court-patent relationship with the FAT format. The couple finally agreed to play beautiful, much to the disappointment to some in the open source world.
Source: Register