HTC Pays Microsoft $5 Per Android Phone, Says Citi.

A rough estimate of the number of HTC Android devices shipped is 30 million. If HTC paid $5 per unit to Microsoft, that adds up to $150 million Android revenues for Microsoft.


Microsoft has admitted selling 2 million Windows Phone licenses.Estimating that the license fee is $15/WP phone, that makes Windows Phone revenues to date $30 million.So Microsoft has received five times more income from Android than from Windows Phone.


Looking forward and assuming that Microsoft can receive this type of settlement from about half of the Android license takers, then the prospects of a windfall from Android dwarf the expected income from Windows Phone.


Google’s Android seems the best thing that could have happened to Microsoft’s mobile efforts, ever.

Microsoft's Bill Gates says he advocated Skype takeover

Microsoft's founder, Bill Gates, has said he advocated the company's takeover of Skype, and urged other board members to support the move stating that it will provide better video conferencing opportunities to the company .

"I was a strong proponent at the board level for the deal being done," Mr Gates, Microsoft's chairman told the BBC's Hardtalk programme.He added "I think it's a great, great deal for Skype. I think it's a great deal for Microsoft," he added.

It is to be noted that the multi-billion dollar deal is Microsoft's largest ever acquisition.

Microsoft Reports Record Third-Quarter Results

Microsoft Corp. today announced third-quarter revenue of $16.43 billion for the quarter ended Mar. 31, 2011, a 13% increase from the same period of the prior year. Operating income, net income, and diluted earnings per share for the quarter were $5.71 billion, $5.23 billion, and $0.61 per share, which represented increases of 10%, 31%, and 36%, respectively, when compared with the prior year period. Diluted earnings per share included a $0.05 tax benefit primarily related to an agreement with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service to settle a portion of their audit of tax years 2004 to 2006.

Press Release at the following link:

http://www.microsoft.com/investor/EarningsAndFinancials/Earnings/PressReleaseAndWebcast/FY11/Q3/default.aspx