Deal buys Zuckerberg a bulk of the $1bn AOL portfolio Microsoft bought a fortnight ago. But away from the grandstanding, Facebook's Q1 profits have fallen
The IT industry's arms race for intellectual property (IP) entered a stunning new phase last night, as Facebook acquired 650 patents from Microsoft, together with the licence to a further 275. The ...
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