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To: Road Walker who wrote (3641)	5/6/2014 12:29:15 AM
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Though Google was not involved in the suit, the company came up repeatedly during the month-long trial. Citing emails from Apple CEO Steve Jobs, lawyers for Samsung argued Google was the real target. It also emerged that Google was providing behind-the-scenes assistance on some of the patent claims in question, which deal with infringing features found in the Android operating system.

To: Road Walker who wrote (3641)	5/6/2014 10:27:50 PM
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Intel, Google Push Chromebooks in Threat to Microsoft/Apple Hardware Makers Expected to Deliver About 20 Competing Models Running Chrome This Year Intel's embrace of Chrome is the latest sign that it no longer relies exclusively on its alliance with Microsoft. By Don Clark stream.wsj.com SAN FRANCISCO—Intel Corp. and Google Inc. are pushing new, broader roles for portable computers known as Chromebooks, creating stiffer competition for conventional laptops running Microsoft Corp.’s Windows. Hardware makers this year are expected to deliver about 20 competing models of the clamshell-style computers, which run Google’s Chrome operating system, up from four devices last year, said Navin Shenoy, vice president of Intel’s mobile client platforms group. Companies showing off Chrome-based devices at an event here Tuesday include Hewlett-Packard Co., Dell Inc., Lenovo Group Ltd., AsusTek Computer Inc., Toshiba Corp., Acer Inc. and LG Electronics Inc. Chromebooks have emerged as a fast-selling category at a time sales of conventional PCs have declined. Most people use them to tap into services over the Web, instead of installing the kinds of programs that are typically used on PCs. The ability to operate in a locked-down mode appeals to some schools, where Chromebooks have proved particularly popular. They are also an inexpensive option, starting at less than $200. But Caesar Sengupta, a Google vice president of product management, says an array of price points and designs are emerging to appeal to buyers with different needs. He called it a “popular misconception” that Chromebooks can’t also run software directly. Indeed, he added, “thousands” of apps have been created to run on Chromebooks, including videogames. “Playing games works very well,” Mr. Sengupta said. Intel is trying to encourage the trend by offering faster processor chips and associated graphics circuitry for chores such as rendering videogame images. It is generally using its venerable Celeron brand for the Chromebook category, though some chips will use technology derived from PC chips and others from a product line that is also used in tablets and smartphones. Intel’s embrace of Chrome is the latest sign that it has changed a strategy that once leaned disproportionately on its alliance with Microsoft, whose Windows software runs on most laptops. “We will embrace multiple operating systems,” said Mr. Shenoy of Intel’s mobile client platforms group. Mr. Shenoy said research firms have found that sales of Intel-based Chromebooks began taking the majority of sales in the category last year. But Samsung Electronics Co. has been selling one of the most popular Chromebooks using a chip design from ARM Holdings PLC, the technology used in smartphones. “I think right now ARM has the largest market share by far,” said Simon Segars, ARM’s chief executive, in an interview Monday. Besides clamshell-style devices, companies at the event Tuesday discussed small devices for attaching to computer displays, dubbed Chrome “boxes,” and all-in-one desktop models known as Chrome “bases.”