Activision opposes US Xbox ban requested by Motorola
Activision Blizzard is one of a number of firms to oppose Motorola Mobility's request to ban the importation of Xbox 360s to the US and cease sales of the console.
Along with companies including Cisco and IBM, which develops and manufactures components for Xbox 360, Activision argues it would "suffer commercial harm" in the event of an import ban, Foss Patents reports.
Motorola, which was recently acquired by Google, claims Xbox 360 infringes on five of the telecommunications company's patents related to "secure wireless communication and transmission of video content between controller devices and game consoles".
Activision said in a submission to the US International Trade Commission that, as "one of the United States' largest video game publishers", it "has expended and continues to expend significant resources to develop video games and accessories specially adapted to operate on Microsoft's Xbox gaming console".
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Source: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/353315/activision-opposes-us-xbox-ban-requested-by-motorola/
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VdisastersvPosted:
i doubt Bill Gates will let this happen to his company. They wont get banned from the U.S.
iXLegitScopesHackerPosted:
-Togepi- In Other Notes: I Have That Xbox :D
in more news, you're a ******...
undisclosedPosted:
AntagreedJamesKent Activision don't care about the Xbox not being available in the US...
What they care about is that if Xbox's are no longer being sold in the US, they wont be raking in the cash from their next Call of Duty title.
Greedy b*stards...
It's called business not greed. I'd be pretty pissed if I found out one of my major selling products is going to be banned on a certain platform in the country it makes the most money in.
Not greed
It's what keeps this country afloat
Motorola is a Nothing
MPAAPosted:
Oh good, now we have a powerhouse like Activision who would also fight alongside another powerhouse called Microsoft, Failrola doesn't stand a chance now, not that they stood a chance before of course :P
EternityPosted:
-Euphoria I dont get this? What are they doing
They are trying to ban Xbox 360s' in the United States because Microsoft is using 5 different things that Motorola has patents on. It's pretty dumb to be honest. They should just let it go because if it goes through, they will probably just have millions of Xbox 360 owners' very mad and upset at them.
AntPosted:
JamesKent Activision don't care about the Xbox not being available in the US...
What they care about is that if Xbox's are no longer being sold in the US, they wont be raking in the cash from their next Call of Duty title.
Greedy b*stards...
It's called business not greed. I'd be pretty pissed if I found out one of my major selling products is going to be banned on a certain platform in the country it makes the most money in.
Purist_GamersPosted:
JamesKent Activision don't care about the Xbox not being available in the US...greedy its **** buissnes they need to make money you idiot.
What they care about is that if Xbox's are no longer being sold in the US, they wont be raking in the cash from their next Call of Duty title.
Greedy b*stards...
7777ThekmanPosted:
i don't understand that xbox had the signal for how many years now and how harsh they are putting this a ban in U.S. this is too far
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