Microsoft demands royalties for every Samsung droid made

06 July, 2011
Microsoft is demanding Samsung to cash in $15 for every Android phone sold to date on the base of using several of Microsoft's patents in these devices. HTC was the first company to give in to Microsoft claims...

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  • 06 Jul 2011

AnonD-5197, 06 Jul 2011I'd rather pay $10 to Microsoft than to use those crap. Th... moreYou pay samsung so that they can pay micro$oft

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    • Anonymous
    • 3Yi
    • 06 Jul 2011

    Lol genius!

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      • LuN
      • 06 Jul 2011

      AnonD-1131, 06 Jul 2011Just wait until the 'Rockstar' group starts suing these And... morepfff

      That's will be big losees, since Google trie at all cost get that patents and they looses...and the worst was agains Apple, RIM, Microsoft among others..

      If they can't beat Android in sales they can struggle in patent wars :P

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        • AnonD-8008
        • nmU
        • 06 Jul 2011

        WinMo isnt selling as well so MS made linux theyr own and everything its linked to...so easy money...

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          • LuN
          • 06 Jul 2011

          AnonD-5197, 06 Jul 2011Other phone makers sell WP7 to exploit the market, not beca... moreYep I now :P

          But sounds as another Microsoft devils plan hehehe

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            • Ti8
            • 06 Jul 2011

            AnonD-4697, 06 Jul 2011And Nokia as partner of Microsoft will gain for WP7 phones ... moreOther phone makers sell WP7 to exploit the market, not because Microsoft said so. LOL

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              • 06 Jul 2011

              AnonD-4697, 06 Jul 2011Mega LoL So, samsung is a pawn of Microsoft as long with... moreJust wait until the 'Rockstar' group starts suing these Android OEMs using their newly acquired Nortel 4G patents.

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                • 06 Jul 2011

                AnonD-3601, 06 Jul 2011So the every Samsung Android you buy...you are actually giv... moreAnd Nokia as partner of Microsoft will gain for WP7 phones they sold. No wonder why all phones maker are trying to sold WP7 phones also, they are trying to calm the beast?

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                  • 06 Jul 2011

                  AnonD-3601, 06 Jul 2011So the every Samsung Android you buy...you are actually giv... moreI'd rather pay $10 to Microsoft than to use those crap. That's a terrible conclusion.
                  Samsung pays that royalty anyway, not me.

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                    • 06 Jul 2011

                    AnonD-4697, 06 Jul 2011Mega LoL So, samsung is a pawn of Microsoft as long with... moreWell basically if these companies are ready to agree with Microsoft about paying money, they have had to know all along that Android brakes some of Microsoft patents. Why else would they be ready to pay so quickly?

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                      • bCe
                      • 06 Jul 2011

                      So the every Samsung Android you buy...you are actually giving $10 of your money to Microsoft...So the Conclusion is Buy "Symbian" or wait for "Meego"

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                        • warhawk
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                        • 06 Jul 2011

                        Windows Phones aren't selling too well. So great move! Really mature! I dont see why HTC or Samsung shoul'd give in to this. As it is, Nokia's future is doomed. Why pick on other succesful brands? HTC & Samsung should stop making Windows Phone altogether. That'll serve them right.

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                          • Anonymous
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                          • 06 Jul 2011

                          The Samsung droid phones will probably just cost $10 more that's all lol no lost to them.

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                            • 06 Jul 2011

                            I hope they wont march to Motorola and beg for money...

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                              • Amrit
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                              • 06 Jul 2011

                              Why HTC pays 5$ while Samsung has to be 15$? Anybody can explain?

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                                • AnonD-4697
                                • LuN
                                • 06 Jul 2011

                                Mega LoL

                                So, samsung is a pawn of Microsoft as long with all the others??

                                And some people still understimating the microsoft business sight... :P

                                LMAO I didn't know this, was a smart move of microsoft, they can't touch Google, but they can SUE EVERY SINGLE COMPANIE that sold Android.

                                So the android distribution didn't study this infrigment closely.

                                Well, if WP7 don't sell good, Microsoft anyway will still gaining good profits in every single Android phone others sold.....$ 10, $15 don't sounds too much but if you sold 10 millions x 10 dlls, just make the math

                                As long as Samsung, HTC and others sold phones Microsoft will gain more money....Vey interesting...No wonder why they are soooo rich!!!

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                                  • 06 Jul 2011

                                  Great to know how big companies find some way to fight with each other.