If Microsoft didn’t have deep pockets none of this would be happening. There would be no Windows Phone 7 on the horizon, and these patent lawsuits would be a trivial matter, but rather than focus on the integrity and durability of it’s own product, Microsoft is once again pulling a few strings, but unlike their common targets, Google won’t need a cash advance to deal with this one.

Microsoft filed patent infringement complaints against Motorola and its Android phones in the International Trade Commission and U.S. federal court Friday, indicating that the software giant may hope to use its strong patent position as one way to set its mobile software apart from the competition.

Microsoft said that Motorola’s Android phones infringe nine patents, including some that would appear to threaten most smartphone platforms. Android is the open source OS built by Microsoft rival Google.

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