Microsoft signs Android licensing agreement with Motorola Systems

Microsoft and Motorola Systems Inc. announced in Monday that the two sides had signed a patent licensing agreement for Android and Chrome OS devices, and Microsoft allowed Motorola systems to use its proprietary technology, the April 21 News of FX. The two sides did not disclose the details of the authorization agreement, but industry insiders said the agreement with Microsoft and other Android device manufacturers, Microsoft is expected to be sold from the Motorola system of each of the Android or Chrome OS devices to obtain revenue sharing. Since 2011, Microsoft has been in succession with a number of Android manufacturers to achieve similar licensing agreements. Including Samsung, HTC, Acer, ViewSonic and other manufacturers. Motorola Mobile was also sued by Microsoft for not signing a licensing agreement with Microsoft. Motorola Mobile and Motorola Mobility were spun off by Motorola in 2011, and Motorola Mobility was bought by Google (Weibo) for 12.5 billion dollars in 2012. This January, Lenovo announced it would buy Motorola Mobility at $2.91 billion trillion. Motorola Systems is now mainly for companies to produce tablets and other equipment, not to the public sales. Earlier this month, Zebra technologies, a two-dimensional code printer maker, announced it would buy Motorola systems for 3.5 billion dollars. According to Goldman Sachs, the company is expected to receive $3 trillion to $6 trillion in revenue per device sold by the Android handset maker for its Android patent licensing agreement. Goldman Sachs estimates that Microsoft's fiscal 2012 revenue from Samsung, HTC and other Android companies will reach $444 million trillion, resulting in a 0.04-dollar increase in diluted earnings per share.