Microsoft's patent ties to Amazon Kindle Fire developer

Microsoft’s new licensing agreement with tablet and smartphone maker Quanta Computers could have implications for Amazon’s Kindle Fire. The Taiwan-based company is reportedly the original design manufacturer (ODM) of Amazon’s red-hot Kindle Fire -- and Research in Motion’s PlayBook -- raising the question of patent ties between the three companies. According to gdgt, Quanta did development work on the Kindle Fire, as well as...