Editing Sendo (section)

==History==
Sendo was created in 1998 by mobile phone experts from [[Philips]] and Motorola.<ref name="BBC" /> In February 2001, [[Microsoft]] announced a partnership, in which Microsoft bought $12m of Sendo shares (10%<ref name="BBC" />) and a seat on the board.{{citation needed|date=January 2012}} Sendo was to be Microsoft's "go to market partner" for the Stinger smartphone platform that became ''[[Smartphone 2002]]''.

Microsoft was to deliver code for the [[StingerOS]] by June and the first prototype, the [[Sendo Z100]], was delivered.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.golem.de/0107/14978.html|language=German|publisher=Golem.de|title=Microsoft beteiligt sich an Handy-Hersteller|accessdate=15 January 2011|date=23 July 2001|first=Jens|last=Ihlenfeld}}</ref> Sendo manage to ship an [[Software development kit|SDK]],<ref>{{Citation | place = UK | publisher = The Register | url = https://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/09/10/sendo_ships_selfdestructing_stinker_phone/print.html | archiveurl = https://archive.today/20120913022024/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/09/10/sendo_ships_selfdestructing_stinker_phone/print.html | archivedate = 13 September 2012 | title = Sendo ships self-destructing Stinker phone SDK&nbsp;— Mission: Improbable | first = Andrew | last = Orlowski | section = Personal | date = 10 September 2002 | accessdate = 2011-10-28}}.</ref> but by December not enough code had been delivered by Microsoft and, without any products to sell, Sendo couldn't raise any money from sales or venture capitalists.   Sendo dropped Microsoft<ref>{{Citation |url= https://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/11/21/what_sank_sendos_stinker/ |publisher= The Register | place = UK |title= What sank Sendo’s Stinker?: Back to the chalkboard for Microsoft phones | first = Andrew | last = Orlowski | section = Personal | date = 21 November 2002 | access-date = 2011-10-28}}.</ref> and opted to go with Symbian<ref>{{Citation | url = https://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/11/21/sendo_junks_ms_smartphone_joins/ | title = Sendo junks MS smartphone, joins Nokia camp: Joins Nokia Series 60 club | first = Drew | last = Cullen | section = Mobile | date = 21 November 2002 | publisher = The Register | place = UK | access-date = 2011-10-28}}.</ref> but eventually went bankrupt.

Under the deal, if Sendo was declared insolvent "Microsoft would obtain an irrevocable, royalty free licence to use Sendo's Z100 intellectual property, including rights to make, use, or copy the Sendo Smartphone to create other Smartphones and to, most importantly for Microsoft, sublicense those rights to third parties."  A product based on the Sendo Z100 was released while Sendo was still solvent by Orange as the [[Orange SPV 100]],<ref name="orange">{{Cite web|url=http://www.golem.de/0306/25830.html|language=German|publisher=Golem.de|title=Sendo verklagt Orange UK wegen Smartphone SVP|accessdate=15 January 2011|date=6 June 2003|first=Andreas|last=Donath}}</ref> manufactured by [[HTC]] as the [[HTC Canary]], the first [[Windows Mobile]] smartphone.

As a consequence Sendo sued Microsoft in December 2002, alleging it stole proprietary technology and trade secrets and gave these to HTC enabling HTC and itself to launch into the mobile phone market.<ref>{{Citation | publisher = The Register | place = UK | url = https://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/01/06/microsofts_masterplan_to_screw_phone/ | title = Microsoft's masterplan to screw phone partner&nbsp;— full details: Sendo in the clowns | first = Andrew | last = Orlowski | section = Mobile | date = 6 January 2003 | access-date = 2011-10-28 }}.</ref>

Microsoft denied the allegations and in February 2003 filed a counter suit alleging breach of contract. A trial was scheduled for early 2005 but an out of court settlement was reached in September 2004, in which there was a "monetary component" and Microsoft giving up its stake of Sendo.<ref>{{Citation | url = https://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/09/13/sendo_ms_settle/print.html | publisher = The Register | place = UK | title = Sendo, MS settle: Microsoft settles Sendo 'tech theft' lawsuit: Microsoft settles Sendo 'tech theft' lawsuit&nbsp;— Both sides 'happy' | first = Anthony 'Tony' | last = Smith | section = Financial News | date = 13 September 2004 | access-date = 2011-10-28}}</ref> In June 2006 Sendo then sued [[Orange (telecommunications)|Orange]].<ref name="orange" />

In September 2003, Microsoft and Sendo dropped their suits and announced that Microsoft had given up its shares in Sendo.<ref name="golemms" />

In 2004, Sendo sold 5 million devices<ref name="golem" /> and, along with other major mobile phone manufacturer, showed interest in using [[Nvidia]]'s [[GoForce]] graphic chips.<ref name="golem36290">{{cite web|url=http://www.golem.de/0502/36290.html|language=German|publisher=[[Golem.de]]|title=GoForce 4800: Nvidia poliert Handy-Grafikchip auf|accessdate=15 January 2011|date=14 February 2005|first=Christian|last=Klaß}}</ref>

In March 2005, Sendo made an objection to the [[European Commission]] regarding [[Ericsson]] and their patent and licence management after being sued.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.golem.de/0503/37130.html|language=German|publisher=Golem.de|title=Sendo beschwert sich wegen Ericsson bei der EU|accessdate=15 January 2011|date=24 March 2005|first=Ingo|last=Pakalski}}</ref>

Sendo went into administration in June 2005 and its technology was bought by [[Motorola]].<ref name="motorola"/> At the time Motorola took over the developers and their patents, they held 50 valid patents and had 40 waiting for approval.<ref name="golem36290" />