Microsoft has announced that they have taken a step forward in the smartphone industry with the full agreement patent licensing only. This time the victim LG Electronics.

According to Microsoft, they make a deal with LG to carry a license for the software operating system Android and Google Chrome them.

Do not mention specific about what the agreement. But look at the license agreement is subject to a number of Microsoft partners, it seems that LG will be forced to pay royalties.



In its announcement, Microsoft announced that it has 70 percent of all Android smartphones in circulation in the United States under their license agreement and are proud of this achievement.

Some observers believe more must be done by Microsoft to catch up with Android. However, this license is still available is certainly a decent income.

So far, Samsung mambayar money to Microsoft every time they sell a unit of the device. Its value is estimated at U.S. $ 15 per device. This figure does not account for the small amount of sales of Samsung S2 Galaxy (for example), the number of million units.

Besides Samsung, Microsoft has also received support from HTC and Acer Android devices because of their production or Chrome OS. And probably, Microsoft will not cease to adhere to all producers of Google OS-based devices to follow.

Microsoft is also working on Barnes & Noble and Mobility from Motorola, recently purchased by Google hook. Yet both are still intact.

According to Florian Mueller, an expert observer of patent issues, opportunities, licensing agreement between Microsoft and LG are the same as the agreement between the Microsoft agreements with other Android device manufacturers.

The agreement, said Mueller, and a great encouragement to Microsoft, making Barnes & Noble and Motorola Mobility under increasing threat.

"This is the last performance of the Microsoft enterprise license and patent those who refuse to take a license, in particular Motorola and Barnes & Noble, have become increasingly isolated," said Mueller, quoted by Eye Tech January 16, 2012.

The two companies, said Mueller, is a lawsuit filed by Microsoft. While others have been free from the lawsuit because he is willing to negotiate with Microsoft regarding intellectual property which includes the Google platform.