Larry Page On Android Patent Problems: ?There Hasn?t Been Any Slow Down?

During the earnings call after Google announced their Q2 2011 earnings today, a question was asked about the patent issues surrounding Google right now. Specifically, Android is under�assault�from Oracle as well as Microsoft and Apple. This is happening because Google only has roughly 700 patents, and they recently lost a bid to gain Nortel's 6,000+ patents ? with those going to, who else, Microsoft and Apple, among others. So what is Google going to do? "Obviously, we have a lot of IP in progress ? not only what has been issued," Google CEO Larry Page said, clearly trying to say that Google is pushing forward on patents by�continuing�to do their own innovation (as opposed to buying patents). "Android is on a tear," Page continued. He reiterated many of the massive numbers he shared earlier in the call ? 550,000 Android�activations�a day, etc. He pointed to the 231 carrier partners and 78 open handset alliance partners that Google has ? so far, they don't appear to be scared of the patent issue.

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