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Microsoft, Datel settle memory card grievance out of court

Court filings from Dec 30 reportedly show Microsoft and Datel reaching an out of court settlement in a suit which has stretched for over a year.

Although details of the deal have not been released, Bloomberg reports both parties are satisfied with the terms.

No mention was made of Microsoft opening the Xbox 360 to third party memory units.

Third party accessory manufacturer Datel sued Microsoft in late 2009 after an Xbox 360 firmware update made its line of memory cards unusable.

Datel accused Microsoft of anti-competitive practices, a claim supported by the EFF.

Microsoft filed its own suit against Datel in 2010, alleging two of the latter company's control pads infringed on Microsoft's patents for wireless controllers. The suit ended after Datel ceased manufacture and import of the offending accessories.

Thanks, Gamasutra.

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Based in Australia and having come from a lengthy career in the Aussie games media, Brenna worked as VG247's remote Deputy Editor for several years, covering news and events from the other side of the planet to the rest of the team. After leaving VG247, Brenna retired from games media and crossed over to development, working as a writer on several video games.

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