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Re:Edge sends images you view online to Microsoft by robertlagrant on Monday June 12, 2023 @04:49PM (#36300873)
> With this disclosure, China may be attempting to counteract Microsoft’s chokehold on the smartphone market

This is a very strange statement!

But thanks - appreciate the link. Not sure how the "media player in the taskbar" got in there, but that's patents for you.

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Re:Edge sends images you view online to Microsoft by kernal on Monday June 12, 2023 @06:58PM (#36302543)
At the time Microsoft was strong-arming every Android OEM into paying royalty payments or else. Samsung paid more than a billion dollars to Microsoft in royalty payments for those questionable patents. I'd call that a chokehold.

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-29505439

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