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Microsoft Will Pay AT&T Staff Who Recommend Windows Phones Over Android And iPhone
by Matthew Sabatini on Jan 26, 2012 5 Comments">5
Microsoft has been pushing their Windows Phone 7 operating system for quite a while now. Despite constant advertising schemes, the mobile operating system has completely failed to catch on in the market. In fact, Gartner’s data shows that Microsoft only owns 2.7% of the “Worldwide Smartphone Sales to End Users by Operating System in 3Q11″. Instead of coming to the conclusion that they cannot compete with Android and iOS, Microsoft has decided to pay their way into higher market shares. Reports say that Microsoft will pay between $10 and $15 for each handset sold by AT&T staff who recommend Windows …
LG Now Part of Microsoft Android Patent Licensee
by Christine T on Jan 19, 2012 1 Comments">1
‘Keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer.’ This is probably what Microsoft is doing nowadays. Instead of making enemies in the smartphone market, this Redmond, Wash-based software giant has recently signed a patent agreement with LG for the use of both Google’s highly popular OS platforms, Chrome and Android. ‘We are pleased to have built upon our longstanding relationship with LG to reach a mutually beneficial agreement,” Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of the Intellectual Property Group, Horacio Gutierrez, said. The specific details of the agreement have not yet been disclosed by Microsoft. However, based on …
Microsoft May Soon Be Collecting Royalty Fees From Pantech
by Christine T on Jan 17, 2012 0 Comments">0
On the topic of patent infringement cases, the latest to enter the news is the issue between Microsoft and South Korea’s third largest handset manufacturer, Pantech. According to an earlier report by Yonhap News, camps between the two companies are discussing patent usage issues. However, details have not yet been finalized. It is highly possible that Pantech will be signing a royalty agreement with Microsoft containing a payment of $5 for every sold Android device. This is the same fee rumored to have been required from other Android OEMs such as Samsung, LG, and HTC. At CES 2012, Pantech launched …
Windows 8 Tablets to Cost Twice as Much as High-End Android Tablets ($600-$900)
by Lucian Armasu on Jan 16, 2012 4 Comments">4
I can’t say this comes as a completely surprise to me, but Digitimes reports that Intel-powered Windows 8 tablets will cost anywhere between $600 and $900. The reason this doesn’t come off as a surprise is because I knew x86 hardware, and especially Intel hardware, will add significantly to the cost of the tablets. Just look at what it has done to the original Google TV set top box, and also to the Chromebooks. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that all smart TV makers want to use ARM instead. Intel hardware is just much more expensive than ARM hardware, …
Looks Like Microsoft is Allowing Xbox LIVE on Android and Other Platforms
by Christine T on Jan 09, 2012 0 Comments">0
Upon viewing the job listing page on Microsoft’s website, there was much excitement on the thread. Apparently, Microsoft has plans to extend their Xbox LIVE to other platforms, including Android. Considering the fact that Windows has placed the Xbox LIVE exclusively on their Windows Phone in the past, this bit of news that LiveSide discovered was a complete shock. As the job listing mentioned, Microsoft was looking for a software development engineer who would ‘define, design and implement Xbox LIVE mobile experiences on Windows Phone, iOS and other platforms.’ The position also called for a possibility of social networking-enabled titles, location-based …
Lenovo, ZTE, Coolpad, TCL and Konka Form Alliance against Apple and Other Possible Patent Infringement Cases
by Christine T on Dec 31, 2011 0 Comments">0
In lieu of the patent infringement lawsuits filed by Apple, a strong number of Chinese handset manufacturers have formed an alliance to counter the attack. This group includes key players in Chinese handset vendors such as Lenovo, ZTE, Coolpad, TCL and Konka. Apart from Apple, this union also serves as preparation for any future lawsuit that will be presented against them by other international manufacturers including Nokia and Microsoft. During Q3 of 2011, the shipment of smartphones has totaled 24 million in China. This led the Asian country to outperform the United States. As such, they have become the largest …
Windows 8 Could Help Bring Down the Entire Windows Domination
by Lucian Armasu on Nov 29, 2011 23 Comments">23
I remember when years ago people were hoping that Linux would end Windows’ domination in the market place, especially with a crippled Apple at the beginning of last decade. Linux, an open source OS, was our last chance for that happening, at least back then. But Microsoft made sure nothing would be threatening their monopoly, and over the years they made deals in such a way that manufacturers were compelled to use Windows anyway. Add to that the fact that they’d rather turn a blind eye to the piracy in Asia and other poor countries, and have Windows on every machine …
Barnes & Noble Could Bring the End of Microsoft’s Extortion Tactics
by Lucian Armasu on Nov 09, 2011 11 Comments">11
B&N surprises me more and more these days. They were the first to show the potential of an inexpensive $250 Android tablet with the original Nook Color, and continuing to do it with the upcoming Nook Tablet. This is surprising by itself because they could figure out what a regular Android manufacturer couldn’t – that there may be a market for quality low-end tablets. But what’s even more surprising is that they are among the very few (alongside Motorola) to actually stand-up to Microsoft when they know Microsoft is wrong charging everyone for their patents as much as they do …
Samsung Becomes Smartphone King Thanks to Android
by Lucian Armasu on Oct 28, 2011 15 Comments">15
Apple had a short victory last quarter, when they surpassed Nokia (they were already ahead of Samsung in smartphones), but it looks like nothing will be able to stop Samsung’s skyrocketing growth. Samsung sold 27 million smartphones in Q3 this year, and it’s looking at selling around 35 million next quarter, now that Galaxy S II is on 3 carriers in USA, Galaxy Nexus will be able soon for Verizon, and we might even see the Galaxy S II HD by the end of the quarter. On the other hand, Apple is expected to sell only about 25 million iPhones …
Microsoft’s Mafioso Protection Racket
by Lucian Armasu on Oct 25, 2011 4 Comments">4
It seems Microsoft is getting more and more successful in extorting money from Android manufacturers, and are now making 53% of the Android devices in USA more expensive (thanks Microsoft!). I can’t say I’m too surprised. After all they are using a time-proven extorting tactic that has been used for decades by patent trolls, and some would say even by the mafia a few decades ago with their protection rackets. It might sound a little extreme, but let’s look at what Microsoft is really doing here. Protection Racket Here’s the definition of a protection racket from Wikipedia: “A protection racket is an extortion scheme whereby …
Microsoft CEO Confirms Intelligence of Android Users
by Ken East on Oct 20, 2011 1 Comments">1
It seems that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer almost always gets himself caught in controversy every time he speaks in public. Ballmer’s most recent public declaration of his opinion about Android has earned the ire of many Android fans, and the amused–albeit intelligent–chuckle of others. Interviewed by John Batelle at the Web 2.0 Summit, Ballmer was asked why he should buy a phone with Windows Phone as operating system rather than one with Android. Ballmer replied: “You don’t need to be a computer scientist to use a Windows phone, but I think you do to use an Android phone.” Although Ballmer’s …
Hotmail App Goes Live in the Android Market – Disappointing at Best
by Matthew Sabatini on Oct 07, 2011 0 Comments">0
Just days ago, Microsoft announced their new Hotmail app for Android. As of 2010, Hotmail was the leading provider of webmail, with over 350 million customers. Mot recently, they have created an app for Android to provide features including push email, synced calendar and contacts, support for multiple accounts and more. Overview With hotmail being so late to the game, you would expect a very nice and helpful app. However, the app is really being reviewed as below par. Some of the cons are: The app itself cannot send attachments The app weighs in at 6.1 MB You cannot put …
MS to Samsung: ‘Pay!’; Samsung to MS: ‘Yes!’; Google to MS: ‘Foul!’; MS to Google: ‘STFU!’
by Carl Parker on Sep 29, 2011 2 Comments">2
Samsung and Microsoft announced just his week that the two companies have entered into a cross-licensing agreement that will have Samsung pay Microsoft an undisclosed amount in royalties for Samsung’s use of the Android operating system, which Microsoft claims incorporates intellectual property that it owns. The deal also involved Samsung’s pledging support for developing devices for Microsoft’s own mobile operating system, Windows Phone 7. Google was quick to chide Microsoft over the latter’s cross-licensing deal with Samsung. Speaking to TechCrunch’s MG Siegler, Google claims the deal is plain and simple “extortion”: This is the same tactic we’ve seen time and …
The Secret Reason Why Android Will Support Intel Chips
by Lucian Armasu on Sep 18, 2011 11 Comments">11
When I first heard about Andy Rubin announcing Android will be optimized for Intel Atom chips for all versions of Android from now on, I was very disappointed with Google, because I thought it was a poor strategic decision on their part. It felt backwards. Even Microsoft is moving to ARM, and I bet Apple will make a Transformer-like clamshell or at least a Macbook Air-like one based on ARM, soon, too. So why would Google support “the past”, instead of looking forward ? Why ARM Is Winning ARM chips keep advancing fast, at about 2.5x improvement each year, or …
Bad News for Microsoft: HTC Might Buy webOS
by Lucian Armasu on Sep 12, 2011 2 Comments">2
HTC is reportedly being interested in acquiring webOS from HP. HP is probably still not sure whether they want to sell it or not, most likely along with their Palm patents, which HTC could also really use against Apple (and maybe Microsoft later). Also, HTC says if they are doing this they want it to be a very rational decision, and not an impulse one. First of all, they need to be sure HP isn’t ripping them off, asking them for many billions of dollars for it. In my opinion webOS is worth even less now than it did when …
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