Samsung finally caved. The Korean giant agreed to pay Microsoft royalties for each and every Android-powered tablet or smartphone it sells. This then is the day that the Microsoft Tax has become official. Unlike the (in)famous Apple Tax, which is just a way of saying that Apple products are more expensive than the competition, the Microsoft Tax is fueled by the company's patents and is something that very soon will hit every company that makes any kind of hardware that runs Android.
Last year, HTC did what Samsung is doing now and signaled a rather grim future for Android device manufacturers.
Unwired View, The Microsoft Tax is official: Samsung will pay royalties for each Android phone or tablet it sells
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