Microsoft, Facebook announce patent agreement

By Thom Holwerda on 2012-04-23 19:29:55

"Microsoft and Facebook announced today a definitive agreement under which Microsoft will assign to Facebook the right to purchase a portion of the patent portfolio it recently agreed to acquire from AOL. Facebook has agreed to purchase this portion for $550 million in cash." Is it just me or is Microsoft focussing more and more on peddling patents?

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