Microsoft makes more cash from Android than Windows Phone 7

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oldschoolfool on 16 July 2011

this is shocking how?

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yo_john117 on 16 July 2011

What's on Android phones that cause MS to get money from it?

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nightsurge on 16 July 2011

Euphoria14 said:

Incredible!

However, I wonder what settlements are causing them to profit from just about every Android device sold.

I believe Google themselves also pay Microsoft something along the lines of $5 per Android phone for the use of "Active Sync" technologies. I just saw a google cloud presentation last week and that is what the Google rep had said.

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Soleron on 16 July 2011

The issue is that these are vague software patents that could cover ANYTHING that any software does, it's just that HTC/Google etc. don't want to fight such a costly lawsuit and MS is only asserting them against its direct competotors, when actually the whole planet is in infringement and hence these should never have been granted to MS by the US Patent Office.

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