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Microsoft Wants $15 Per Android Smartphone

Posted by samzenpus on from the pay-up dept.

sfcrazy writes "Microsoft Corp has demanded that Samsung Electronics Co Ltd pay $15 for each smartphone handset it makes based on Google Inc's Android operating system. The software giant claims to own a wide range of patents used in the mobile platform. From the article: 'Samsung would likely seek to lower the payment to about $10 in exchange for a deeper alliance with Microsoft for the U.S. company's Windows platform, the Maeil Business Newspaper quoted unnamed industry officials as saying.'"

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  1. Microsoft Research by cgeys · · Score: 1, Troll

    You, Microsoft has a huge R&D division in the following subjects

    - Algorithms and theory
    - Hardware development
    - Human–computer interaction
    - Machine learning, adaptation, and intelligence
    - Multimedia and graphics
    - Search, retrieval, and knowledge management
    - Security and cryptography
    - Social computing
    - Software development
    - Systems, architectures, mobility, and networking
    - Computational and Systems Biology

    It's the largest one in the industry. They really do lots of research, and should enjoy the results aswell.

    1. Re:Microsoft Research by digger1985 · · Score: -1, Troll

      So when Apple sues Samsung, everyone cheers and claims Apple has every right to defend it's patents. But when MS tries to defend it's patents, everyone screams murder. The hypocrisy is outstanding.

    2. Re:Microsoft Research by shadowfaxcrx · · Score: -1, Troll

      Here's hoping you're not actually serious about that ..

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    3. Re:Microsoft Research by geekoid · · Score: -1, Troll

      C0-invented multiple items does NOT mean it's 'obvious'

      How are the patents not revealed/ With a minor exception, patent are revealed. That's the point.

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