Nortel awarded its 6,000 patents to the winning bidder, and it wasn’t Google — it was a consortium of six mobile technology leaders: Apple, EMC, Ericsson, Microsoft, Research In Motion and Sony. The group paid $4.5 billion in auction that took place over several days. Google set the starting figure for the bidding when it offered $900 million for the patents in April. Its failure to dominate was a surprise, prompting questions about its commitment to Android and its extensive ecosystem.
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Google Leaves Nortel Patent Auction Empty-Handed
Posted by: Rob Spiegel July 1, 2011 12:18 PMNortel awarded its 6,000 patents to the winning bidder, and it wasn’t Google — it was a consortium of six mobile technology leaders: Apple, EMC, Ericsson, Microsoft, Research In Motion and Sony. The group paid $4.5 billion in auction that took place over several days. Google set the starting figure for the bidding when it offered $900 million for the patents in April. Its failure to dominate was a surprise, prompting questions about its commitment to Android and its extensive ecosystem.