That make Microsoft and Samsung announced in a joint statement.
Samsung already pay royalties to Microsoft for years technologies in Android phones running Microsoft has patents. In 2011, an agreement for this purpose.
After the acquisition of Nokia by Microsoft Samsung refused, however, to pay more because Microsoft would have committed a breach of contract. Payments made or came too late.
Microsoft then filed a lawsuit to get the money in time, the company also wanted compensation for lost interest.
Tuesday enabling businesses in a brief statement: “Samsung and Microsoft are pleased to announce the appointments that they have settled their contract dispute, the terms are confidential.”.
According to reports received Microsoft previously $ 15 per Android device Samsung sold. Also, for example, HTC and LG pay royalties.
Whether the amount has remained unchanged for Samsung is not known. If the company still has to pay $ 15 per unit went in 2014 alone to more than $ 4.7 billion for 317 million smartphones sold. The tablets are then ignored
These companies pay Microsoft royalties for Android devices
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