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Something up their sleeves?

12/10/2012

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The Wall Street Journal dropped a tidbit that beleaguered Kodak, now in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, received a bid for its patent portfolio from Google and Apple.

That's right, Google and Apple jointly.  As in, together.

These bitter rivals in the smartphone space must have something up their sleeve for cameras if they can find common ground here.  

Apple is currently suing the heck out of its supplier-cum-competitor Samsung  for iPhone patents.  Last month, a US judge dismissed a claim by Apple that Google (new owner of Motorola Mobility's patent portfolio) was abusing its leverage to charge too-high royalties to Apple for the Motorola patent licenses.  

Now, it seems, these who behemoths are playing nice.  Stay tuned...
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