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Microsoft takes the Android profit, the Wonkas take the painRegister - Andrew Orlowski - 30 Sep, 2011Google's troubles with Android aren't just financial. They're actually much, much worse than that, which all seriously throws the company's golden reputation for perspicacity into doubt. ... |
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Google accuses Microsoft of 039 extortion 039 over AndroidMoneycontrol.com - 30 Sep, 2011Yesterday, we learnt that South Korea-based Samsung Electronics, agreed to pay Microsoft, fees (royalty) for every Galaxy S II smartphone and, or Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet it shipped, since they were based on Android �" a platform that infringes on patents ... |
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'Android tAx' will fill coffers At MicrosoftMontreal Gazette - Jameson Berkow - 30 Sep, 2011Android device makers might get their software from Google Inc. for free, but more of them are forking over millions to Microsoft Corp. as an 'Android tax.' After signing patent licensing agreements ... |
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How Google Drove Samsung AwaySlashdot - 30 Sep, 2011itwbennett writes "The patent licensing agreement between Microsoft and Samsung this week set off a firestorm of childish tit-for-tat between Microsoft and Google. But more telling is what Samsung had to say about its relationship with Google: 'Samsung ... |
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Microsoft makes $444ma year from AndroidInquirer - Dave Neal - 30 Sep, 2011MATURE SOFTWARE HOUSE Microsoft is doing rather well out of patent licences, and according to analysts at Goldman Sachs it makes a decent bit of change from Android alone. This week the firm signed a deal with Samsung that will see it kick ... |
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Microsoft's two-edged sword in the software patent sagaZDNet UK (blog) - 30 Sep, 2011By apexwm, 30 September, 2011 02:45 My thoughts on why businesses and individuals need to start thinking about switching away from proprietary (and high maintenance) software like Windows, and look at open source and free software inste… ... |
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Software Developers Must Be Properly RewardedThe Chosun Ilbo - 30 Sep, 2011Samsung Electronics has decided to pay Microsoft a royalty for each smartphone and tablet PC it sells using Google's Android operating system. Microsoft says Android infringes on its patents, but Google provides Android as a free download for worldwide ... |
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World's most profitable Android company? Microsoft!?ZDNet (blog) - Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols - 30 Sep, 2011Summary: Who makes the most money from Android is an open question, but according to Goldman Sachs, with an estimated $444-million Microsoft is probably in the running. ... |
Microsoft Sucks Up $444 Million From Android MakersPC Magazine - Sara Yin - 30 Sep, 2011Microsoft will reap $444 million in licensing fees from Android manufacturers this year, charging $3-6 per mobile device, according to a report from Goldman Sachs. This represents only 4 percent of Microsoft's projected revenue this year; ... |
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Is Microsoft making $1 billion from mobile?Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) - 30 Sep, 2011There's been considerable buzz today about Goldman Sachs' new estimate that Microsoft will bring in around $444 million this fiscal year by asserting patent licenses for Google Android. But could it be even more than that? Patent expert Florian Mueller ... |
Microsoft pulls in $444 million per year from Android patentsZDNet (blog) - Adrian Kingsley-Hughes - 30 Sep, 2011Summary: Microsoft is expected to pull in a revenue of some $75 billion for the 2012 fiscal year, so $444 million from Android is just loose change. When you spending your hard-earned cash on ... |
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Microsoft's Android patent ransom to 'total $444m' next yearRegister - 30 Sep, 2011A report from the technology analysis team at Goldman Sachs estimates that Microsoft will suck up $444 million in Android royalties over the coming financial year. The group estimates that Microsoft will make between three and six dollars per device, ... |
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Microsoft 'extorts profits from rivals', claims GoogleTelegraph.co.uk - Katherine Rushton - 30 Sep, 2011Google has accused Microsoft of "extorting" profits from others' success and of slowing the pace of innovation in an uncharacteristically aggressive attack by the web search giant. By Katherine Rushton The attack was triggered by Microsoft's agreement ... |
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Android attack! Google and HTC no longer scared of the big, bad iPhone - both ...Daily Mail - Rob Waugh - 30 Sep, 2011The launch of an Apple iPhone is a cultish event, where every eye in the geek world turns to California, either via the internet or by satellite link-up. The result has been every other phone company tends to keep their heads firmly below ... |
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Mister Softee Gets Muscular, Makes Offers Droids Can't RefuseForbes - Sep 29, 2011Microsoft continues to turn Android into a money making machine while ruining Google's claim that Android is a “free” operating system for the masses. Microsoft has already signed patent licensing deals with multiple Android device manufacturers, ... |
Empire Strikes Back As Google Groans Over Microsoft-Samsung DealForbes - Sep 29, 2011Samsung smartphones based on Google's Android platform will be slightly less profitable as Microsoft recently announced a patent licensing deal with Samsung. [1] With patent lawsuits widely believed to be the driving force behind Google's acquisition ... |
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Tech Today: Microsoft, Samsung Strike DealWall Street Journal (blog) - Tom Loftus - Sep 29, 2011Mobile phones of various brands including Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are displayed for customers at a shop in Seoul Aug. 26, 2011. Patent War 1: Microsoft, Samsung Strike Deal: Samsung, the largest maker of Android-based ... |
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Microsoft, Samsung expand smartphone partnershipeTaiwan News - Sep 29, 2011AP Microsoft and Samsung Electronics have agreed to cross-license each other's patent portfolios, with Microsoft getting royalties for mobile phones and tablets Samsung sells that run the Android operating system. Microsoft Corp. and Samsung ... |
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Goldman Sachs estimates Microsoft could earn $444M next year in Android ...The Seattle Times - Janet I. Tu - Sep 29, 2011Goldman Sachs estimates that Microsoft, which has been aggressively pursuing licensing deals with manufacturers who use Android as the operating systems on their mobile devices, could get $444 million in revenue next year from such deals. ... |
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Samsung to pay Microsoft royaltyMoneycontrol.com - Sep 29, 2011South Korea-based Samsung Electronics will now have to pay Microsoft for every Android-based handset or tablet it sells hereon, as royalty fees. Microsoft had alleged that both Android and Linux platforms infringe on the patents that it owns, ... |
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Samsung to pay Android royaltiesBBC News - Sep 29, 2011Samsung is to start paying Microsoft royalties for every sale of its smartphone and tablet computers that run the rival Google Android platform. Microsoft has long accused Android of violating its patents. Google said its US rival Microsoft was ... |
Microsoft, Samsung to share mobile patentsTimes of India - Sep 29, 2011TORONTO: Microsoft Corp, the software maker seeking to challenge Apple Inc and Google Inc's dominance in smartphones, agreed to share patents with handset-maker Samsung Electronics Co. Microsoft will receive royalties for mobile phones and tablets ... |
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Samsung does a patents cross-licensing deal with MicrosoftInquirer - Dave Neal - Sep 29, 2011TECHNOLOGY FIRMS Microsoft and Samsung have ended their dispute over mobile patents with a cross-licensing agreement. The agreement has been on the cards since earlier this year when Microsoft began crowing about how many licensing deals ... |
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Microsoft, Samsung expand smartphone partnershipIBNLive.com - Sep 29, 2011AP New York: Microsoft and Samsung Electronics have agreed to cross-license one another's patent portfolios, with Microsoft getting royalties for the mobile phones and tablets Samsung sells that run Google Inc.'s Android operating system. ... |
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Morning Tech Wrap: Amazon, Microsoft, SamsungForbes - Sep 29, 2011I've covered European business and technology news for Forbes since 2006, and as London bureau chief since 2008. I'm using this blog to explore some of the disruptive technology and ideas coming out of this region. Before all this I tracked the highs ... |
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Samsung alliance with Microsoft to use AndroideTaiwan News - Sep 29, 2011Samsung Company made an announcement on September 28, that the company reached a cross-licensing of authorized agreement with Microsoft's patent portfolio. According to the agreement, Samsung paying a royalty to Microsoft for each smartphone and tablet ... |
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Samsung forms alliance with MS against AppleKorea Times - Kim Yoo-chul - Sep 29, 2011A patent cross-licensing deal signed between Samsung Electronics and Microsoft is expected to strengthen the former's hand in its legal fight against Apple, sources and industry experts said Thursday. The two companies agreed to settle ... |
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Microsoft, Samsung strike licensing dealZDNet Asia - Roger Cheng - Sep 28, 2011Under the deal, Samsung pays Microsoft a royalty for every Android phone and tablet it makes. Samsung also agreed to provide marketing support for Microsoft's Windows Phone. ... |
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Samsung to pay Microsoft to use Android: Extortion or partnership?Los Angeles Times - Sep 28, 2011Microsoft on Wednesday announced a cross-licensing of its patent portfolio with Samsung that will leave Samsung paying a royalty to Microsoft for each smartphone and tablet it sells running Google's Android operating system. Samsung will also "agreed ... |
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Microsoft hops into bed with SamsungSydney Morning Herald - Sep 28, 2011Microsoft and Samsung Electronics have agreed to cross-license one another's patent portfolios, with Microsoft to receive royalties for the mobile phones and tablets Samsung sells, including those running Google's Android operating system. ... |
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