The Xbox 360 Won&#39;t Be Banned By a Silly Court Case  While it
seemed unlikely, there was always the chance, however remote,
that a battle of patents between Microsoft and Motorola could
have seen the Xbox 360 taken off store shelves.  A US judge,
however, has ruled that this won't be happening.  The two
companies have been fighting for years, with Motorola saying the
Xbox 360 infringes upon five patents it holds, mostly related to
video codecs.  Saying that the technology was " critical to
industry standards", and that Microsoft had agreed to pay for
their use (the battle was over how much Microsoft should be
paying), Judge James Robart said any financial dispute could be
settled at the end of the pair's case, with no Xbox 360 ban
necessary.  So, nothing more to see here. Move along.  Motorola
fails to win Xbox ban in US and Germany [BBC]