{"id":12920,"date":"2011-09-29T09:22:00","date_gmt":"2011-09-29T09:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/microsoft-and-samsung-expand-smartphone-partnership-msft\/12909\/"},"modified":"2011-09-29T09:22:00","modified_gmt":"2011-09-29T09:22:00","slug":"microsoft-and-samsung-expand-smartphone-partnership-msft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/microsoft-and-samsung-expand-smartphone-partnership-msft\/12920\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft and Samsung Expand Smartphone Partnership (MSFT)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - News Links *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3490797620\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 15;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--mfunc include_once('\/mnt\/Target01\/327806\/www.thestockmarketwatch.com\/web\/content\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/plugins\/ad-injection\/adshow.php') --><br \/>\n<!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2141\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/smw-news-wp\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/microsoft-150x150.jpg\">Microsoft Corporation (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=msft\">NASDAQ: MSFT<\/a>), on Wednesday, announced the signing of a definitive agreement with Samsung Electronics Co. to cross-license the patent portfolios of both companies.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-12920\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As per the terms of the agreement between the two companies, Microsoft will be entitled to royalties on Samsung\u2019s mobile phones and tablets running on the Android mobile platform. The two companies also agreed to cooperate in the development and marketing of Windows Phone.<\/p>\n<p><!--mfunc adshow_display_ad_file_v2(array('ad_random_1.txt'), array(100), array('align' => 'float right', 'clear' => '', 'margin_top' => '', 'margin_bottom' => '', 'padding_top' => '', 'padding_bottom' => ''), array(), array()) --><\/p>\n<div style=\"float:right;margin-left:5px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - in News 300 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"5684630733\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p><!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the agreement, Andy Lees, President of Windows Phone Division at Microsoft, said that Microsoft and Samsung see the opportunity for dramatic growth in Windows Phone and are investing to make that a reality. Lees said that Microsoft believes in a model where all its partners can grow and profit based on its platform.<\/p>\n<p>The cross-licensing of patent portfolios will enable Samsung and Microsoft to continue to bring the latest innovations to the mobile, said Samsung\u2019s Executive Vice President of Global Product Strategy for the Mobile Communication Division.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement of the expansion of the smartphone partnership has also lifted shares of Microsoft in <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/pre-market\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Premarket Movers\">pre-market trading<\/a> today. At last check, Microsoft shares were up 1.97% to $26.08 in <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/pre-market\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Premarket Movers\">pre-market trading<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement with Samsung is seventh licensing deal signed by Microsoft in the last three months. The deals have been signed to expand the presence of Windows 7 operating system, which has been lagging behind since its launch. According to data from ComScore, Windows 7 has a market share of just 5.7%, compared with Android and iPhone operating systems\u2019 combined market share of 68.8%.<\/p>\n<p>Al Hilwa, analyst at IDC, said that there is no doubt that Microsoft\u2019s IP strategy is a key ingredient in the Windows Phone play. Hilwa believes that the agreement with Samsung is important as Samsung is the top seller of Android devices.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<table style=\"border:none;margin:0;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.jpg\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"font-size:11pt;\"><b>Post Written By: Ed Liston <\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:10pt;\">\n<p>Ed Liston is a senior contributing editor at TheStockMarketWatch.com. An active market watcher and investor, Ed guides an independent team of experienced analysts and writes for multiple stock trader publications. He is widely quoted in various financial publications on the Internet. When Ed is not writing about stocks, investing in stocks, talking about stocks, or otherwise doing something stock related, he likes to go sailing and fishing in his yacht.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* 336x280, created 7\/9\/11 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3552319058\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 336;\ngoogle_ad_height = 280;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:5px;margin-bottom:20px;font-size:11pt;\">&laquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/\">Return to Stock Market News<\/a> &laquo; <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), on Wednesday, announced the signing of a definitive agreement with Samsung Electronics Co. to cross-license the 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