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Analyst: Microsoft to make nearly $2 billion next year from Android licensing deals

article published on 11 February, 2014

According to a research note from Nomura, Microsoft is making up to $2 billion from its Android licensing agreements, significantly more than what it makes from its own Windows Phone smartphone operating system. Analyst Rick Sherlund says Microsoft is using the huge profits to hide major losses in its entertainment and devices division, the division that is home to the Xbox, Skype and ... [ read the full article ]

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