Grim... wrote:
Joans wrote:
I think Sony have paid up so they can use it and Microsoft have settled out of court.
Not sure why that means you can still buy 360 pads though?
Because the settled out of court?
Yeah, but what's the difference?
Sony have paid to use the patent
Microsoft have settled out of court so they don't get sued.
Can Nintendo keep selling the pads as long as they pay the court settlement?
I'm just not sure why licensing the patent and settling out of court have both led to them being ok to carry on selling them.
Edit - Sorry, I'm really tired. I think I get it now.
Basically, Sony pays x amount of money to license it.
Microsoft got threatened with a lawsuit, so they spent y (much more than x) to settle and can carry on selling
Nintendo decided to fight it, so now they have to pay z (much, much more than y or x) to carry on selling.