Humble Pie, Served Fast ⇥

Me, three minutes ago:

I wonder how the management-types of HTC and Samsung are taking this.

Well, the Engadget story has comments from HTC, Sony, LG and Samsung. All say effectively the same thing.

We welcome the news of today’s acquisition, which demonstrates that Google is deeply committed to defending Android, its partners, and the entire ecosystem.

I welcome Google’s commitment to defending Android and its partners.

We welcome Google’s commitment to defending Android and its partners.

We welcome today’s news, which demonstrates Google’s deep commitment to defending Android, its partners, and the ecosystem.

To them, this acquisition isn’t so much about hardware, but about patents. Oh joy.