Reply to post: Re: Surprised they don't make their own Android phones

Microsoft: OK, we have no phones, but look how much we love Android

JohnFen

Re: Surprised they don't make their own Android phones

They don't charge Google royalties, they charge the manufacturers who dare to install Android. Knowing how corporations tend to work, If they made their own Android phones, they very likely pay those royalties as well (it would be less expensive than creating an accounting exception). They'd just be paying them to themselves, so it would be a wash, income-wise.

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