<A target="_blank" href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/070111-apple-microsoft-consortium-beats-google.html">Nortel Networks has been struggling with bankruptcy. So they decided to sell</A> what was most valuable, their patents. The winning bid came from a consortium led by Microsoft, Apple, and Sony. <A target="_blank" href="http://techcrunch.com/2011/07/01/apple-microsoft-rim-google-nortel-patents/">Google's Android may face even more lawsuits as a result.</A>