Sort of.
A couple of years ago both Microsoft and Sony were taken to court by a company called Immersion because they had infringed Immersion's patents which they held for force feedback technology. Microsoft decided to settle out of court and that led to Microsoft investing in the company, ending up with a 10% stake in it.
Sony however decided to fight the case. Fools. They just lost - and a portion of the fines and subsequent licencing fees will of course ultimately end up in Microsoft coffers.
via Joystiq
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