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post Apr 20 2007, 12:21 AM
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Microsoft: Samsung Deal Could Improve Xbox, Zune
Posted by XanTium | April 19 19:21 EST | News Category: Xbox360
 
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The patent agreement that Microsoft and Samsung Electronics signed Thursday morning will be used to enhance Microsoft's consumer electronics hardware with Samsung's CE knowhow, Microsoft executives said.

Microsoft will gain access to Samsung patents relating to digital media and computer-related inventions, while Samsung will be privy to Microsoft patents that can be used in Samsung products like computers, set-top boxes, digital media players, camcorders, televisions, printers and home appliances.

Kaefer (general manager of IP and licensing at Microsoft) pointed to Microsoft products like the Xbox gaming system, the Zune MP3 player and Windows-based PCs as those "that can stand to benefit" from the Samsung deal. Microsoft reportedly has a flash-based Zune MP3 player in the works, although the company has declined to comment.
The lines are blurring between TV, video and phone and it has become increasingly difficult to be the sole enterprise researching a particular technology, Kaefer said. "One of the big subtexts of this announcement is that of device convergence. In software, there are so many patents and people are innovating the same things."
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post Apr 19 2007, 11:42 PM
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cool beans
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post Apr 20 2007, 12:20 AM
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cool beans indeed.

I love Samsung products.
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post Apr 20 2007, 01:16 AM
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i want a white samsung dlp with the xbox 360 green circle power button! that would be clean!
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Microsoft + Samsung = Holey crap. Unstoppable in my eyes.
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post Apr 20 2007, 10:29 AM
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Hopefully we will see the 360 Blade dash in a mini type version on Samsung phones cool.gif
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Hopefully we will see the 360 Blade dash in a mini type version on Samsung phones cool.gif


now that is a creative idea that i like!


the main subtext was "device convergence" so it sounds like Microsoft and Samsung may combine technological thoughts and ideas on combo-style devices, but i wish that it will be much more - i really enjoy products from both companies...
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Everyone serious about electronics knows that Samsung plays BMW to Sony's Mercedes; and that isn't a good thing. Expect things to be shipped already broken, like they have been with nearly every Samsung product I've ever purchased.
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