NeoMedia Technologies, Inc (NEOM)

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Following in the footsteps of Apple getting ready to launch its QR Code-based Passbook service, it looks like Microsoft is also giving some attention to QR Codes, the mobile barcodes that, when scanned, trigger actions like visiting websites or opening other content: NeoMedia, one of the early movers in this field, announced that Redmond has signed a worldwide licensing deal for all 74 of NeoMedia’s registered and pending QR code patents, covering ”many mobile barcode implementations used widely across the industry.” Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.

Microsoft interested in dell deal yesterday. hmmmmm

Chasing Apple? Microsoft’s NeoMedia QR Code Patent Deal Puts More Focus On Geometric Boxes

http://techcrunch.com/2012/08/22/chasing-apple-microsofts-neomedia-qr-code-patent-deal-puts-more-focus-on-geometric-boxes/

Will Microsoft's $2 billion role in Dell's buyout play out like its Nokia partnership?

http://www.zdnet.com/will-microsofts-2-billion-role-in-dells-buyout-play-out-like-its-nokia-partnership-7000010840/