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June 29, 2011 06:55 pm GMT
Microsoft loves them some Android. Google's mobile OS is turning into a major cash source as Microsoft convinces moreAndroid OEM makers to hand over royalties concerning some of Microsoft's patents. A recent report states that Microsoft has made five times more from Android than their own Windows Phone 7 -- without building, supporting, or developing a single Android device.Both Velocity Micro and General Dynamics just entered into such an agreement where both will pay an undisclosed royalty to Microsoft. HTC signed one of these patent-protection deals with Microsoft back in 2010 and reportedly pays Microsoft $5 for each handset it sells.
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Microsoft Scares Two More Android Makers Into Paying Up Over Patents
Microsoft loves them some Android. Google's mobile OS is turning into a major cash source as Microsoft convinces moreAndroid OEM makers to hand over royalties concerning some of Microsoft's patents. A recent report states that Microsoft has made five times more from Android than their own Windows Phone 7 -- without building, supporting, or developing a single Android device.Both Velocity Micro and General Dynamics just entered into such an agreement where both will pay an undisclosed royalty to Microsoft. HTC signed one of these patent-protection deals with Microsoft back in 2010 and reportedly pays Microsoft $5 for each handset it sells.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/tNZQEJZ54ek/
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