Microsoft's most profitable system? Android - Virtual Poland

Windows Phone 8 very slowly increasing their share of the market. This does not change the fact that almost every manufacturer of Android devices pay license fees to Microsoft for patents. It’s big business for the Redmond giant.

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According to calculations by editorial staff BGR, Microsoft this year can earn up to Android 3.4 billion. According to Microsoft itself, 80 percent of smartphones sold in the United States, as well as smartphones from the rest of the world, 56 are covered by licensing agreements. Microsoft receives eight U.S. dollars for each Android device sold.

Keep in mind that $ 3.4 billion is the amount that will grow. Android hits the market like crazy. Analysts predict that by 2017, 1.5 billion will be sold with Android devices. This translates to $ 5.9 billion.

As for patents, Microsoft is also earning a lot of money on the exFAT file system. They pay him, among other things, Sharp, Canon, BMW and Volkswagen.

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