Microsoft vs. Google Chris Tran, Goldie Koeut, Tai Nguyen

Google Sues Over Search Results? Google researchers created landing pages for fake words like "hiybbprqag," then watched as Bing "discovered" the same pages. Microsoft tried to explain that it used Google’s search results as reference Obviously fake words were naturally going to show up identically in Bing because they don't exist anywhere else. Needless to say, Google won that fight.

Google Tries to Come Out On Top In 2010, Microsoft started asking Android resellers for patent licensing fees, and sued companies who refused to pay. Google didn't have enough patents to fight back, so it tried to bid on a bunch of patents from the bankrupt Canadian company, Nortel.

Google Calls Microsoft Out Google ended up losing the bids to Microsoft & Apple. Google calls Microsoft a patent troll, and ends up buying Motorola for 12.5 million, mainly to get enough patents to fight back.

Nortel Networks Microsoft teams up with 5 other companies and buys 6,000 patents and patent applications from Nortel for 4.5 Billion. Apple, Sony, EMC, RIM, and Ericsson. Google had bid on the patents, but 900 million couldn’t seal the deal. Google said they were only bidding on it as a way to protect itself and the partners against any future lawsuits.

Android vs Windows Mobile As of Q3 of 2011, Android is leading the mobile market at 39% of US smartphones. Microsoft in last place with 9%. Behind Apple with 28%, and RIM with 20%