Comment 1176 for bug 1

I guess everyone has heard that HTC and Microsoft has signed a deal that makes HTC pay royalties to Microsoft for its Android OS use, implying that Android has infringed MS's "Linux patents". Also everyone knows that the Android OS is close or has reached its critical mass, hence, companies like Apple and Microsoft has been shaking the tree for patent infingements. My point is when Ubuntu reaches the same status as Android, will it be prone to threats to patent infringements, specifically similar to what Microsoft has been nailing HTC????