The war between Samsung and Microsoft was over Android, you know that right? So you're saying Samsung should have kept the money...
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Replying to @itoctopus
Microsoft's patent licensing attacks on Linux are a superset of which Android is only a part, per earlier links.
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Replying to @webmink
Assuming you are right, you think Samsung would have given $3/device to Linux under normal circumstances? Why would they do that?
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Replying to @itoctopus
I am not interested in your strawman about Samsung, which I did not mention here.
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Replying to @webmink
Actually the whole point was about Samsung. The $2 billion that you have mentioned are those that Samsung allegedly paid to MS.
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Replying to @itoctopus
No, that was $1bn, just in one year and was mentioned by
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@jwildeboer indicates the ballpark of $2bn annually is routinely estimated. Annual numbers vary, as links I have offered show.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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OK - $2B for all Adrd devices, so these companies would have given $3/device to Linux if they didn't it give it to MS?
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Replying to @itoctopus
I have no idea what point you trying to make but that statement makes no sense.
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Replying to @webmink
Let me rephrase: you made it seem as if MS stole that money from poor Linux, and not earn it through licensing from mega companies.
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No, my comment was in connection with Microsoft joining Linux Foundation; they are taxing earlier members
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