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HTC settles with Microsoft in Android patent deal

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Microsoft and HTC have signed a patent agreement protecting the handset maker from Microsoft patent lawsuits over its industry-leading Android smartphones. HTC will pay royalties to Microsoft, which for the first time is enforcing its alleged Linux-related patents on an Android-based product -- yet the agreement may help HTC defend against Apple's Android-related lawsuit.

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HTC to pay M$ $20 to $40 per phone to license Android ? henke54 19 3,104 May 2, 2010 12:15 PM

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