pbroy on 11 January 2014
| fps_d0minat0r said: The question is why dont sony make their own mobile OS. They already have done the hardest part which is set up a store, they have the sony entertainment network. The development and maintenance cost of the OS would be covered by not paying google royalties for android, and they would make money from the SEN store, allowing them to compete better on hardware, like they do with consoles. |
Patents. Nokia, Apple, Google, M$, they own a vast portfolio of mobile patents. They will be paying to use them or face lawsuits. No matter what they do, M$ will get a cut. So why not make your deal with the devil directly and be covered with their protection and maybe work a deal to get Windows cheaper on their PCs?
