Microsoft sues Motorola over Android

http://www.cio.com/article/621267/Microsoft_Sues_Motorola_Over_Android?page=1&taxonomyId=3000

The reason I decided to Blog about this article is two fold.  First, I find it interesting the competative nature of microsoft to attack the Android(google) through the courts in order to slow down and delay the boom in sales they are receiving.  Secondly, the IT created by microsoft is ingenious to the point where their competitors are using their operating system in order to create functionality on their smart phones.

I will address the second reason because I believe it directly relates to IT.  When building a smart phone, there are many different must haves incorporated such as time, date, calendar, and the essentials.  Microsoft has developed an Activesync which syncs emails, contacts, and calendar through a program.  Once a perfect system is created for smart phone use, the other smart phone creators have decided to buy into the system.  So through their innovation microsoft has created a system that they can use on their own phones, as well as sell to competitors.  The power of supplier for Microsoft is tremendous in a fast moving world where the consumer does not trail backwards once the newest technology is presented.