Microsoft is planning to continue charging licensing fees from handset makers for using its mobile operating system and not follow the free offerings of Google and Nokia. A media reports that the pressure on Microsoft’s high licensing fees has increased over 2008 with Google rolling out free Android technology and Nokia offering to buy out others from Symbian and also make its software royalty-free. Google is trying to promote web surfing on phones and the use of their services such as email and search so they make advertising revenue. Handset makers are sceptical of Nokia, operators are sceptical of Google, I think by actually charging money people know exactly what our motivations are, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said.There was no reason to expect Microsoft to enter the mobile phone making business, like some analysts foresee, he added.
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Microsoft continues to charge licensing fees from Google and Nokia
- October 2nd, 2008
- 6:05 am
