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Microsoft collects license fees on 50% of Android devices, tells Google to "wake up"

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ars technica; By Jon Brodkin
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Google’s complaints about patent-based attacks against Android don’t seem to be doing the company any good. We all know Steve Jobs pledged to destroy Android, claiming it stole its ideas from Apple’s iOS. Yet what is likely an even bigger threat comes from Microsoft, which claims that more than half of all Android devices are now subject to patent licensing agreements.

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WSJ wrote:Thursday, Honeywell International Inc. (HON) became the 15th company to sign a patent-licensing agreement with Microsoft that covers Android devices. The deal coincides with the introduction of Honeywell's Dolphin, a digital assistant for data capture, navigation and communication for field workers.
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120802-724132.html

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