NDM 12

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-29505439
Microsoft gets $1bn in Android royalties from Samsung

• Samsung paid Microsoft about $1bn (£626m) last year to use its technology in gadgets running Google's Android
• Licensing agreement generated $1bn
• Microsoft said it had launched the court action to recover about $7m
• A renegotiated license agreement is proposed to happen
• Google's Android is now the world's most popular mobile operating system

The figure is revealed in court documents Microsoft has filed to help legal action taken against Samsung. The case revolves around the licensing agreement that generated the $1bn payment. Samsung made one payment late and has now stopped paying altogether, claiming Microsoft's 2013 acquisition of Nokia had invalidated the agreement. Microsoft has rebuffed this claim, saying the licensing agreement contains "explicit provisions" that allow it to buy other companies and still get cash from Samsung. Legal action over the deal was begun in August 2014 after Samsung was late to make a payment. At the time, Microsoft said it had launched the court action to recover about $7m it had lost in interest payments as a result of the cash arriving late.

I think many users will migrate from apples iPhone in a years time, many people aren't seeing any differences to make them continue with their product each year. On top of the the celebrity nudes leaks have had an impact on iPhones sales and the bending problem. But yet news articles are suggesting the newest phone is the most selling out of all their phones.