http://www.networkworld.com/communit...ts-android-pat
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It is not just licensing fee's either, though they claim is Microsoft is recieving anywere from $5 dollars to $15 dollars or more per copy of Android sold (which is equal to or more thanwhat they charge for Windows Mobile licenses). Barnes & Nobles claims that along with paying the blood money Microsoft demands, Microsoft also makes license holders sign an "oppressive" agreement which gives Microsoft say over future hardware and software configurations and innovations. This according to B&N is to ensure that they keep Android from advancing too far, too fast for Microsoft to keep up. That is in many ways worse than the licensing fees. Microsoft wants to control future Android development and innovation. Positively evil.
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Curious how this actually works in practice, not just for companies like
Samsung, HTC, Viewsonic, Acer, etc. but also ODMs like Wistron, Quanta and Compal, who make Android devices for others.