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Reasonable on 27 August 2008

I must be reasonable... except when I'm not.

BTW strikes me that in US you can patent just about anything... which seems faintly ludicrous. Not knocking US in general, just that element.

It's a wonder no one's patented breathing there yet...

I don't think you can blame MS for exploiting the system, though if the system itself is what's flawed.



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mysticD on 27 August 2008
mrstickball said:
I apologize I should of worded it differently - I was on my way out, and was shocked that Microsoft somehow got that wording into the contract, and then Immersion was able to drain Sony of their money.

Personally, I think Immersion suing Sony and Microsoft for the whole rumble idea is just dumb. It seems like there are so many companies out there that are sue-happy, waiting to drain Microsoft, Nintendo or Sony's coffers because they can't put out a decent product themselves that makes it to the big time.

Why I do agree with you regarding the sue happy mentality that so prevalent in our society, in this case however, Immersion do have the patent for force feedback technology and both Microsoft and Sony were using them without license.  From what I read (I could be wrong since I am not a lawyer or tatally familiar with this case), the reason for that clause is because Microsoft willing to settle while Sony did not.  As a stipulation, as part of the settlement, Microsoft agree to paid but with condition that they now have a "right" to the license.  So the future settlement (ie with Sony or any other company) Microsoft in essense would get part of the  payment (loyalties).  (But Immersion refused to pay thus let to this lawsuit).

It's a very smart move on Microsoft part to get this clause into the agreement.  I am sure they realize they would loose this patent dispute so they settle knowing that Sony would loose the case and will have to settle.  So Microsoft essentially got rumble tech for $6.0M.  Sony sure paid through the nose though.

 

 

 



jasonnc80 on 27 August 2008

some people are taking this thread WAY too seriously.



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Strategyking92 on 27 August 2008

Ugh, so many bitter sony fanboys :P

go back to your cave.



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ljgamer on 27 August 2008

Sony only did this to show how they pity the patheticness of the 360, Sony are mocking MS as the PS3 is better than the 360

Sony have a plan.......



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Retrasado on 27 August 2008

heh. I was like WTH???!! when I read this story on another website this morning.

DMeisterJ said:
Nevermind, scratch my last comment.

I like the idea of Sony paying Microsoft, it'll be some awesomely good ways to spin it when Financials for this quarter come out. Look!:

In the case of Microsoft posting a profit, but of less than 20.75 million dollars : "Basically, Sony was the only reason MS made a profit this quarter since they made less than the settlement they had with Immersion".

Or in the case of MS posting a loss: "Even with Sony's help, MS was unable to make a profit this quarter".

FUN!

lol. yeah that would be funny. It would also be hilarious if Sony posted a less than $20 million loss...



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Retrasado on 27 August 2008
Soriku said:
playnext3 said:
20 million its nothing to sony

 

They could've made another PS3 game with the quality of Uncharted with 20 million dollars...

or they could make 23 Uncharted-quality games with the remainder of the $480 million* profit they turned last quarter...

Edit: *Sony corp as a whole



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Bitmap Frogs on 28 August 2008
Loud_Hot_White_Box said:

 

http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?start=0&id=39303

Why do you post anti-Sony stuff, mrstickball?

 

You troll with your username... you have no right to ask for responsabilities on bias issues.

 





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xman on 28 August 2008
jasonnc80 said:
For all the bickering in this thread.....who cares?

It's almost like a joke article to begin with.

20 mil is chump change to either company anyway, it's not going to affect the console wars in the slightest bit. It was almost certainly posted for a laugh anyway.

Have your chuckle (or ::rolleyes::) and move on.

 

Yeah agreed 20 million is nothing to sony or MS



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