Daily Tech takes a closer look at legal battle against Android

While Apple, Inc.'s (AAPL) noisy legal vendetta [1][2][3][4] [5][6][7][8] [9][10][11] against Google Inc.'s (GOOG) world-leading Android operating system has generating headlines due to Apple's desire to ban its competitor, Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT) own legal battle against Android has gone underreported and largely misunderstood.

With Microsoft reporting the latest addition to its family of forced Android patent licensees -- Compal Electronics, Inc. (TPE:2324) -- this seems like the perfect time to break down what Microsoft is doing here and the good, bad, and ugly aspects of its actions.

  Of Lawsuits and Licensing: The Full Microsoft v. Android Story