Microsoft Ropes In 10th Android Licensee

Started by TechNews, Oct 25, 2011, 01:02 PM

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 Microsoft has signed an agreement with Compal Electronics  granting the device maker coverage under Microsoft's patent portfolio for its tablets, mobile phones, e-readers and other consumer devices running Android or Chrome.The deal comes hard on the heels of similar arrangements made with Wistron and Quanta Computer. The result, Microsoft noted, is that companies representing more than half of all Android devices are now under license to its patent portfolio.

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