Although Microsoft no part in the development of Android, the software giant will only receive all of Samsung $ 1 billion per year for the use of Android.
Samsung has $ 1 billion Microsoft paid for the use of Android. Largest producer of Android smartphones and tablets in the world in 2013, total This is evident from documents that Microsoft has submitted. At the American court Since Microsoft phone manufacturer Nokia has taken over the contract dispute Samsung Samsung has concluded in 2011. Microsoft
Microsoft has been working since 2011 to all manufacturers of Android products to connect. Licensing agreements Although Microsoft itself has no part in the development of Android, allows smartphone and tablet operating system from Google, according to the software giant infringed several of its patents. In exchange for a firm license fee for all of these patents smartphone and tablet manufacturers are allowed to use the Android operating system that would make all these patents infringement. This prevents manufacturers long drawn lawsuits and claims from Microsoft.
Never before have details come out about the compensation that manufacturers of Android products to Microsoft must meet. Or earlier leaked a list of patents from which the Android besturingssysteemm according to Microsoft is infringing. Analysts were invariably from manufacturers that between 25 and 40 euros per sold Android product had to pay over to Microsoft, this amount appears to be. Substantially lower
Samsung fee paid to Microsoft in 2013 is about $ 3 per unit. Samung sold in 2013, over 350 million Android products.
Microsoft and Samsung are together involved in a dispute over the license agreement from 2011, Samsung refused this year to meet because Microsoft phone manufacturer Nokia has taken over. The license fee Samsung sees this as a breach of contract. Although Samsung meanwhile the license fee has paid, Microsoft requires still an interest payment of $ 6.9 million from Samsung over the period that Samsung, the license fee is paid late.
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