Microsoft Targets Huawei For Android Profits

November 8, 2011

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Microsoft Targets Huawei For Android Profits 4

Microsoft continues to find new ways to make money. As if the side change Microsoft currently makes off Android wasn't enough, they are squaring their sights on a new target. Chinese manufacturer Huawei announced at a London event that “Microsoft has come to us”. In addition, Chief Marketing Officer Victor Xu goes even further by confirming that “negotiations are in progress”, meaning Huawei will soon be added to the growing list of companies paying licensing fees to Redmond's giant.

Microsoft sure knows how to take advantage of a good thing. Considering that upcoming mouth-watering tablet Huawei is coming up with, it's easy to see why Microsoft would want to sink in on potentially new profits. Here's hoping that little purchase of Motorola Mobility by Google helps Android manufacturers fight back against Microsoft sooner than later.

[via Guardian by Engadget]

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Conceived as Spock’s 4th cousin, Roy has had quite the life. He was born in beautiful San Jose, California, raised in Los Angeles, California and now resides in the greater New York City area. He has always been fascinated and obsessed with technology, especially the continuous advancements of mobile platforms. He was a Blackberry slave since his undergrad days at the University of Southern California until realizing in Feb. 2011, there were greener pastures in the land of Android. His first Android phone was the Motorola Atrix 4G, and he hasn’t looked back. He currently works in corporate media, enjoys following media and technology trends, reading a good book, weightlifting, playing on his XBOX 360 and conversing with total strangers.