Microsoft on Wednesday announced new intellectual property licensing initiatives for its mouse and keyboard technologies. The hardware licensing initiative is a first for the software giant. The initiatives make Microsoft technologies, including U2 interface detection and switching technology, Tilt Wheel and Magnifier tool, broadly available to third-party brands and hardware manufacturers in the mobile and desktop peripherals industry.
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Microsoft Licenses Hardware IP for First Time
Posted by: Jennifer LeClaire March 29, 2006 09:32 AMMicrosoft on Wednesday announced new intellectual property licensing initiatives for its mouse and keyboard technologies. The hardware licensing initiative is a first for the software giant. The initiatives make Microsoft technologies, including U2 interface detection and switching technology, Tilt Wheel and Magnifier tool, broadly available to third-party brands and hardware manufacturers in the mobile and desktop peripherals industry.