August 7th, 2012 at 4:02PM
Microsoft May Be Making A Few Billion A Year Off Of Android. Yes, Microsoft.

parislemon:

If this is accurate, Samsung is on pace to pay Microsoft upwards of $2 billion to use Android this year. That’s Microsoft, not Google.

HTC, which barely made money last quarter after profit fell 57%, may be paying Microsoft around $500 million to use Android this year. That’s Microsoft, not Google.

Meanwhile, Microsoft is paying $1 billion to Nokia each year to ensure they keep using Windows Phone. This is the same Windows Phone operating system that Microsoft charges a fee for OEMs to use. Including Nokia.

Aside from Apple, the entire smartphone ecosystem is very fucked up.
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    “Aside from Apple, the entire smartphone ecosystem is quite fucked up”
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    ridiculously funny.
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    Hah
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    Those who control...patents, control...money. Unfortunate.
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