If you can’t be ’em, sue ’em

Wired: “On Friday, Microsoft joined the ring, with a suit leveled at Motorolaâ€ s Android-based smart phones, filed in the International Trade Commission and the federal court in the Western District of Washington. The suit charges Motorola with infringing on its patents related to “synchronizing email, calendars and contacts, scheduling meetings, and notifying applications of changes in signal strength and battery power.â€ (See the statement from Microsoftâ€ s in-house IP lawyer Horacio Gutierrez below.)”