Google, SAP continue love-in with a patent-share agreement

Global ad-flinger Google and German ERP behemoth SAP have hopped in bed together to form a "long-term patent cross licensing agreement". The agreement apparently covers a "broad range" of products and technologies – but the companies have declined to say what that will involve exactly. The deal will cover the companies' …

[Warm Braw]

I'd have to rack my brains to come up with two technology companies that were further apart in terms of corporate cultures than Google and SAP. Attempting to meld them in a joint venture is going to be interesting to observe from a safe distance.

[ratfox]

It's just a patent cross-licensing agreement. I doubt their employees will ever meet apart from lawyers.

[Steve Davies 3]

Hmmmm???

I wonder if this means that the Chocolate Factory Lawyers will be helping SAP with their contunuing legal problems with Oracle?