Microsoft to relax hardware and licensing threshold for a large number of manufacturers to join WP

[Guide] In addition to relaxing the hardware and licensing threshold, Windows Phone 8 licensing fees will be significantly reduced, or even 70%. Tencent technology in the morning of March 10 compiled in Nadra as Microsoft CEO, Microsoft appeared a series of strategic changes. On the mobile operating system WindowsPhone8, Microsoft has fully relaxed the threshold of authorization and cooperation, recently, a large number of manufacturers joined the Microsoft WP camp, especially from China and India A number of localized mobile phone brands. Taiwan's Electronic Times website quoted industry sources as saying that with the reform of the licensing policy and the increase in the number of manufacturers, WP mobile phone in the global smartphone market share, will rise. The source said that for those willing to carry the WP8 system of mobile phone manufacturers, Microsoft relaxed the mobile phone hardware configuration requirements, and also modified the system licensing terms. According to the new licensing agreement, mobile phone manufacturers can flexibly design a variety of WP mobile phones, such as dual-SIM phone, support LTE, or support for high-capacity cell phone storage, in addition to the system can also add the manufacturer's own customized interface. Microsoft has also collaborated with Qualcomm, the handset chipmaker, to launch the WP8 phone's reference design, which will speed up the time to market. In the past, the WP camp BCC known smartphone makers including Nokia, HTC and Samsung Electronics, as well as Taiwan's treasure communications. In the recent period, Huawei Technology, ZTE, Lenovo Group, Gionee, India's lava and Karbonn, have joined the alliance, promised to launch WP mobile phones. Sources say Karboon will launch WP8 and Android's dual-system handsets. It is reported that lava and Karbonn are India's first-line handset makers. Among them karbonn in the Indian handset market, the share exceeds 10%. In addition to relaxing the hardware and licensing thresholds, previous handset makers said they had received news that the Windows Phone 8 licensing fee would be slashed (or even 70%), but so far Microsoft has not officially announced a reduction in its licensing fees. With Nokia's Lumia handsets increasing and the number of manufacturers growing, Microsoft WP's global share is climbing, particularly in emerging markets where consumer purchasing power is limited. In Europe, Germany, France, Italy and Spain, WP's share of even more than 10%, the distance between Apple and iOS 16% less and less.