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| Google's bid for Linux |
OINGoogle announces its entry into the Open Invention Network (Dirson, InformationWeek), an association of companies to acquire patents related to the development of Linux in order to share research and protect the operating system from possible announcements of legal actions by others Competitors, ensuring free unlicensed access to all related intellectual property (see OIN on Wikipedia). The OIN was originally founded by IBM, Novell, Philips, Red Hat and Sony, and each of its licensees, including Canonical, NEC or Oracle, contributes research, patents (so far more than one hundred Which cover all kinds of aspects related to the development of various Linux constituents and their environment) and economic support to the association.
In the case of Google, the reasons for joining the OIN are perfectly logical: the company not only actively uses Linux (it is one of the largest corporate users worldwide), but also, many Google workers are members Known and respected within the developer community. The OIN guarantees to Google not only a future free of legal complications and patent troll threats, but also a higher return on investment in research and development: for example, it is estimated that IBM Invests more than $ 100 million a year in Linux-related developments, while the community brings in an estimated value of about $ 1 billion - with only half being useful to IBM and its customers, that gives IBM a value of Five hundred million in return for an investment of one hundred, 20% of the cost of developing a proprietary operating system alternative.
In the case of Google, in addition, it is said that the company could be finalizing the development of the highly commented gPhone, which would be based on the adaptation of Linux for mobile devices, OpenMoko, which would thus take Google's bet by Linux each time to A greater number of platforms. At other times, such as the Gtalk case, the company has also made use of open standards (XMPP / Jabber) as a basis for product development.
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