http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/04/ausgang.jpgIt may be a mere thorn in the foot of a giant like Microsoft, but the patent war with Motorola is clearly starting to sting. German news outlet CIO reports that Redmond has shifted part of its European logistics operation from Germany to the Netherlands, affecting around 50 jobs at a contractor called Arvato. Although it might seem like minor foot-shuffling, CIO says that Microsoft explicitly blames Motorola’s patent litigation for the decision, saying it was otherwise happy with Arvato’s services. If this represents the start of a new trend, those tasty Euros being earned by Mannheim lawyers could potentially be cancelled out by losses elsewhere in the German economy.
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Microsoft moves logistics center out of Germany, blames Motorola patent battle originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 Apr 2012 06:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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