Nokia says it's spent over $1B on Qualcomm patent payments, can it please go now

You know, we'll actually be a little sad when the endless legal battle between Nokia and Qualcomm actually comes to an end -- but until then, we're going to revel in all the dirt that comes out of having over a dozen simultaneous lawsuits going worldwide. Nokia now says that it owes Qualcomm nothing for its "early" CDMA patents, because it's dropped a cool billion dollars into license payments for them over the past 15 years and those deals have expired, so it's in the clear now. As you might expect, Qualcomm disagrees, and says that if Nokia wants to keep using its tech, it's got to pay up -- that's on top of the estimated $500 million a year Nokia's already paying Qualcomm for other patents. Guys, guys, why fight like this? What's a couple billion a year between friends? Video summary of the entire dispute after the break.

[Via MocoNews]

[tekdroid @ Mar 13th 2008 5:45PM]

lol, great vid.


(ugh)

:D

[sinjinn @ Mar 13th 2008 5:45PM]

funny

[konceptz @ Mar 13th 2008 5:46PM]

I can be your lover and not be your friend.

[splitmetal @ Mar 13th 2008 5:57PM]

That's because you're not a no-talent ass clown.

[Aguiluz @ Mar 13th 2008 6:06PM]

@splitmetal:
Have you watched the video?

[splitmetal @ Mar 13th 2008 6:23PM]

@Aguiluz:
Have you watched Office Space? :)

[Fenway Beer Man @ Mar 13th 2008 6:42PM]

@Aguiluz, splitmetal, and konceptz
sup guys? Sorry, I felt left out.

[phanbouy @ Mar 13th 2008 6:56PM]

it's great that ass-clown hired that model to throw the sheet music from the piano. if that's not rock and roll then WTF is?

[ScareyJ @ Mar 13th 2008 11:01PM]

Is that you Eliot? ;)

[Fenway Beer Man @ Mar 13th 2008 6:36PM]

@Aguiluz, splitmetal, and konceptz
sup guys? Sorry, I felt left out.

[Wolfman @ Mar 13th 2008 6:54PM]

Michael Bolton should learn how to lip-synch better than that.

[phanbouy @ Mar 13th 2008 6:57PM]

LOL!

[AlphaTeam @ Mar 13th 2008 7:02PM]

It's called friends with benefits.

[mdkusn @ Mar 13th 2008 8:39PM]

I can't wait for the special edition of Guitar Hero that includes that sweet pink guitar!

[adrian @ Mar 15th 2008 10:51AM]

With all the money Nokia are spending, they should just buy a stake in Qualcomm and tell the management, were using all those patents for free, don't argue.