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		nl on Aug 4, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google Threw A Punch, Microsoft Fires Back With A ... So, the only reason for Google to refuse to talk about joining the group to bid on the Novell patents would be if google was planning to use them against the group, if it won them. I don't think Google actually bid on these patents at all (or not much if they did). Maybe they just didn't want them. I had the impression at the time that these patents weren't that important unless you were planning on building products with deep MS Windows integration. Given how Google bought the random IBM patents I suspect their strategy has changed since then.

nl on Aug 4, 2011 [–]

Wow.. killed with the downvotes.

Can someone explain please?

I'm pretty sure I'm right that Google didn't bid for Novell at the time. I sure can't find any record of it.

Here's some coverage of the Novell deal: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-20005491-16.html. Google wasn't bidding at that point.

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