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		Google bids $900M for Nortel's massive patent portfolio (thestreet.com)
		2 points by arman0 on April 4, 2011 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

arman0 on April 4, 2011 [–]

I wonder why Google didn't also bid on Novell's patents when they were up for sale. CPTN Holdings, a Microsoft-led group that includes Apple, EMC, and Oracle is currently in the process of buying 882 of Novell’s patents.

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