“One of Microsoft’s hottest new profit centers is a smartphone platform you’ve definitely heard of: Android,” Jon Brodkin reports for Network World.
“Google’s Linux-based mobile operating system is a favorite target for Microsoft’s patent attorneys, who are suing numerous Android vendors and just today announced that another manufacturer has agreed to write checks to Microsoft every time it ships an Android device,” Brodkin reports. “Microsoft’s latest target is Wistron Corp., which has signed a patent agreement ‘that provides broad coverage under Microsoft’s patent portfolio for Wistron’s tablets, mobile phones, e-readers and other consumer devices running the Android or Chrome platform,’ Microsoft announced.”
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Brodkin reports, “Just last week, Microsoft announced Android agreements with Velocity Micro, General Dynamics and Onkyo Corp. Since Microsoft is making the announcements one by one, there could be more coming this week.”
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[Attribution: FOX News. Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Ragu” for the heads up.]