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How does MS make money from Android? App sales?



Patent licensing fees. Microsoft holds a number of patents that they developed or purchased like exFAT and Exchange ActiveSync that are in every Android device made recently.

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/06/chinese-govt-reve...


By charging IP rents from phone manufacturers.




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