Huawei has confirmed today that Microsoft has approached them demanding royalty payments for its Android devices.
The company has coerced deals out of Samsung, HTC, Wistron, Quanta, Acer, Compal and General Dynamics Itronix, so far.
Victor Xu, CMO for Huawei Devices, has said "negotiations are in progress" for licensing:
Microsoft currently has signed deals "accounting for more than half of all Android devices."
The licensing deals are for Android, Chrome OS, smartphones and e-readers.
Victor Xu, CMO for Huawei Devices, has said "negotiations are in progress" for licensing:
We always respect the intellectual property of companies. But we have 65,000 patents worldwide too. We have enough to protect our interests. We are a very important stakeholder in Android.
Microsoft currently has signed deals "accounting for more than half of all Android devices."
The licensing deals are for Android, Chrome OS, smartphones and e-readers.
