In a blog post, David Drummond, Google’s Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, claimed that his company was a victim of bullying tactics in which Apple, Microsoft, and Oracle were all conspiring to “strangle” Google’s Android platform through the use of “bogus” patents and a broken patent system that no longer encouraged innovation.
This reporter wrote a lengthy opinion piece debunking those claims and Mr. Drummond’s efforts to play victim. Microsoft had its own debunking to do, and the company did so in somewhat mocking fashion.
First, General Counsel Brad Smith tweeted, “Google says we bought Novell patents to keep them from Google. Really? We asked them to bid jointly with us. They said no.”
Then, Frank Shaw, Head of Communications for Big Redmond, tweeted, “Free advice for David Drummond – next time check with Kent Walker before you blog. :)”
