Microsoft will bring in an estimated $444 million this year from extorting Android manufacturers, says Goldman Sachs, bringing in $3-6 per mobile device sold.
Android has a 40 percent global market share, while Microsoft's own Windows Phone 7 is only expected to take 4 percent.
For now, manufacturers pay $11 to license Windows Phone 7 so Microsoft will make significantly less money ... [ read the full article ]
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Yea but I think they're probably turning off possible Windows Phone manufacturers with this, no? No one really wants to push a platform made by people they perceive to be crooks, I would think lol
Quote:Yea but I think they're probably turning off possible Windows Phone manufacturers with this, no? No one really wants to push a platform made by people they perceive to be crooks, I would think lol
I don't think it's so much that as it is manufacturers want to create phones where there is a market. Samsung does very well for Droid phones, the best so far really; why saturate it by making Windows phones that have yet to truly penetrate the cell market? By doing so the companies run risk of losing $ out of their pocket if these phones don't sell.
It's why MS tried so hard to get Nokia to sign on, because their OS is dieing out thanks to Droid and iOS. Personally I think Nokia should make Droid if they haven't already, but I can see why they don't want to join the others so easily if it turns out the MS can truly make a smart phone OS that interfaces with Windows in a smart, easy to understand way.
MS does have some unique interesting ideas for bringing technology together, the issue is will it work? the idea of making XBL access to their smart phones and Windows 8 is good. The idea of having smartphones in conjunction with with PC and 360 is also nice. But what I hate *and I sure others agree* is how MS tries to keep everything in the MS circle of things as Apple does.
