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Aug 28 2008
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internet, microsoft
• networkworld.com
From the page: "This story is so complicated that it's difficult to explain in a simple blog post. But we're going try. Yesterday Immersion Corp. said that it will settle a lawsuit with Microsoft by paying Microsoft $20.75 million. Interestingly, it was Immersion that originally sued Microsoft in 2002, claiming that the Xbox "rumble" feature infringed on its touch technology patent. (The Xbox controller shakes in response to events onscreen.) Microsoft agreed to pay Immersion $26 million to settle the suit. BUT because Immersion was also suing Sony over violating its patent with PlayStation, the Microsoft agreement contained a biting little clause. If Immersion won its suit with Sony, Microsoft wanted a cut -- it wanted Immersion to pay to Microsoft a portion of its settlement winnings with Sony."