Washington, Apr 18 (ANI): Foxconn and Microsoft have signed a deal that will give the software giant a cut of every Android device that the electronics contract manufacturing company makes.
The terms of the deal weren”t disclosed, but Microsoft did say it would be getting royalties from Hon Hai, the parent company of Foxconn, under the agreement.
According to Mashable, it follows in the steps of other contract manufacturers, notably Pegatron, that also have deals with Microsoft to build devices that run Android and Chrome operating systems.
Although Google is the chief architect and ostensible owner of the Android platform, Microsoft holds several key patents behind its operation.
Besides contract manufacturers, several Android device makers, including Samsung, LG and HTC, have agreed to pay royalties to Microsoft to use Android in their products, the report said. (ANI)