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Microsoft Wants $15 from Samsung For Each Android Phone

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What happens to Android when it gets too expensive?

Troll-Bait

Jul 6, 2011, 12:06 PM
Google doesn't have to pay royalties because they hand the OS over for free. They make nothing hence they pay nothing.

Manufacturers on the other hand, they make a decent amount of money on the phones they sell. Money earned = money paid in royalties.

It's almost like a bait and switch;

"hey guys, wanna use this free OS? it's awesome!"
"sure! we'll take ten million copies!"
"oh yeah, now you have to pay other companies for their IP we used in creating this OS!"
"wait... what???"

I wonder if windows phone 7 is cheaper to liscense than Android by now?
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dca

Jul 6, 2011, 2:47 PM
Oracle is still suing Google for Java tech purchased from Sun used in Android VM...
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