As quoted by Reuters on Thursday ( 07/07/2011 ), although the output of Google's Android is the OS, but Microsoft holds several patents used by Android. Microsoft also has reached an agreement with the manufacturer's patent rights other kinds of HTC Android handset.
The amount of royalties to be paid Android handset makers to Microsoft for each device is not made public, but it 's hard to imagine that the Android OS proved to be a more profitable business for Microsoft, rather than their own OS, Windows 7 Phone.
According to the Maeil Business Newspaper, quoting from trusted sources, Microsoft wants to Samsung, one of Android 's biggest handset maker, to pay $ 10 to $ 15 for every Android device sold.
Samsung reportedly sold more than 10 million devices in the Galaxy 's first seven months on the market. While the Galaxy S 2 sold 3 million units in less than two months.
