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-2103, 06 Jul 2011apple sue samsung, microsoft sue samsung... why? bcos samsu... moresorry man, but samsung had never been a manufacturer that makes a good phones. Its phones are worse than others and prices are higher. Only fans pay money for samsung.

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    • 06 Jul 2011

    Ashura, 06 Jul 2011Something in the Kernel perhaps?But acording to what i read... moreIntriguing

    What does mean...are infringing its intellectual property ???

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      • n5P
      • 06 Jul 2011

      how embarrassing for apple and now microsoft, samsung does well so apple decide to sue now android is doin well and microsoft wants a piece of the cake, cant they just accept defeat that samsung and android r kickin butt

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        • U@H
        • 06 Jul 2011

        now a days Samsung is goin good
        may b the futre king in cell phone market
        thatswhy evry1 is feeling jealious of em

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          • 06 Jul 2011

          AnonD-4697, 06 Jul 2011Is not the programming is something else.... Dunno exact... moreSomething in the Kernel perhaps?But acording to what i read(maybe i missunderstood it)Oracle owns all the rights to Linux and i belive they also wanted to sue Google over Android

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            • AnonD-291
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            • 06 Jul 2011

            What the hell ? Has MS forgotten that Samsung sells a considerable share of their WP7 devices ? If MS has successfully pissed them, Samsung may just scrap their own latest WP7 projects.

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              • 06 Jul 2011

              Ashura, 06 Jul 2011That would be a smart move yes...except Microsoft does not ... moreIs not the programming is something else....

              Dunno exactly but is something inside...and is good the sue, that HTC is accepting pay that money and Samsung is looking some "discount", this means they know theres something wrong and agree to pain instead receive a full demand from Microsoft...that can be multi-millionare losses for phone companies..

              So Microsoft "grab from the horns the beast"

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                • Ashura
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                • 06 Jul 2011

                AnonD-4697, 06 Jul 2011that's wasnty the reason...They also sue HTC and LG, the pr... moreThat would be a smart move yes...except Microsoft does not own any rights to the Linux programing language another company does(Oracle i belive)so unless said company is in any way affiliated with Microsoft then Microsoft has no legal claim in this

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                  • 06 Jul 2011

                  AnonD-2103, 06 Jul 2011apple sue samsung, microsoft sue samsung... why? bcos samsu... morethat's wasnty the reason...They also sue HTC and LG, the problem is the use of Linux-Kernel, since ever they was violating Microsoft patents and rights, and Android is using the same....so is not agains Samsung is agains Google but since google don't receive money they sue the ones that uses Android...Samsung, HTC, LG, and so on....

                  Very smart move of Microsoft, if they patent rights, no one can use it if not pay for it...is like goes against piracy...and since they are violating rights, is one kind of piracy and they pay something, not soo big, but important enough to win some money :P

                  That's why I said PATENTS are everything, if you own patents you win the game....

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                    • vjX
                    • 06 Jul 2011

                    apple sue samsung, microsoft sue samsung... why? bcos samsung is the best handset ard in term of price and tech.

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                      • ClaudieX
                      • Lxd
                      • 06 Jul 2011

                      I knew that someday the companies will gonna open their eyes and see that Samsung is copying everyone, Apple & Microsoft are 2 of the biggest companies in the world so Samsung floor is earthquakeing now.

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                        • 9xJ
                        • 06 Jul 2011

                        Patent war is really popular now these days...

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                          • Anonymous
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                          • 06 Jul 2011

                          Then they can money from all manufacturer like LG sony etc for using android OS .

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                            • Anonymous
                            • 42c
                            • 06 Jul 2011

                            One of these days, Microsoft will sue everyone who makes anything that displays on a computer screen claiming they violated their patents in someway or another.

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                              • f39
                              • 06 Jul 2011

                              Samsung replies, "what the hell, its the android fanboys who will pay, we will still meet our target profit by raising price"
                              hahahaha

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                                • 06 Jul 2011

                                Gin, 06 Jul 2011You pay samsung so that they can pay micro$oftI didn't pay 10 bucks extra for my Galaxy S II when I bought it last week. Samsung pays that for me. Samsung doesn't charge me extra 10 for what I purchased from them already.

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                                  • 06 Jul 2011

                                  someone should patent the law suit

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                                    • AnonD-10605
                                    • U@Z
                                    • 06 Jul 2011

                                    By doing so Microsoft becomes the richest begger who can't be able to sell his own windows 7 phones!

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                                      • 06 Jul 2011

                                      Anonymous, 06 Jul 2011Samsung and htc boycoit the wm7!that is the sad parts...are patents and agreements....

                                      In this era patents are "Everything" :P

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                                        • 0xM
                                        • 06 Jul 2011

                                        Samsung and htc boycoit the wm7!