Microsoft Toys with Charging Royalties to Stifle Android Netbook and Tablet Manufacturing
Microsoft Toys with Charging Royalties to Stifle Android Netbook and Tablet Manufacturing
Posted 10/26/2010 at 7:07am
| by Paul Lilly
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Now here's an interesting development. Citing "Taiwan-based [PC] makers," DigiTimes reports Microsoft is at least considering resorting to charging royalty fees on vendors of Android handsets for using its patents in email, multimedia, and more. Specifically, Microsoft is taking aim at Acer and Asus.
The reason? DigiTimes says the move is intended to prevent the two vendors from using Android and Chrome OS in their netbooks and tablets.
Out of all the Taiwan-based handset vendors in Taiwan, only HTC has signed licensing agreements with Microsoft for use of its patents. Up to this point, the lack of strict compliance regarding royalty fees for licensed use of Microsoft's patents -- which run at least $10 to $15 per handset -- has made Android a much cheaper option than Windows Mobile.
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