Microsoft Could Earn 5.9 billion dollars from Android. As known, the various Android vendors have done a licensing partnership to Microsoft over patents owned by Microsoft which is used in Android. In addition to Samsung, HTC or LG, some time ago Microsoft also licensed its technology patents related to Android to Hon Hai (Foxconn) and ZTE.
Microsoft Could Earn 85 Trillion Dollar Patent License Only on Android. Microsoft licensing value to various Android vendors have been investigated by Trefis recently. According to the study, in one quarter alone Microsoft was able to reap royalties amounted to 790 million dollars from his Android patents licensed to HTC and Samsung alone.
With a projected there will be Android 1.5 billion in 2017, the license number will continue to grow. If half of all Android devices sold are required to pay a license to Microsoft, the Microsoft party in 2017 will be able to earn 5.9 billion dollars from Android patent hers. If Microsoft could license the patent to 75% of Android devices in 2017 then Microsoft will be able to earn licensing revenues of 8.8 billion dollars (about 85 billion dollars).
This figure is calculated by assuming Microsoft acquire a royalty of 8 dollars for every Android gadget sold. Microsoft's own party have said that about 80% of Android devices use his patents so that estimates may be closer to the truth.
Microsoft licensed some patents to Android vendors include processing patent on web pages load faster without drawing up Exchange ActiveSync synchronization capabilities that allow synchronization of calendar, email, and documents from various Android devices.
The question now is whether Microsoft is hoping Android still dominate the mobile gadget market so that his patent licensing revenue continues to rise or will continue to strive for Windows Phone market of its own so as to shift the other mobile OS including Android?