Sorry that was a bad example link. I believe most of the cut comes from the fact that Linux 'infringes' on Microsoft patents, so to distribute Linux you have to

Sorry that was a bad example link. I believe most of the cut comes from the fact that Linux 'infringes' on Microsoft patents, so to distribute Linux you have to pay them off. https://www.zdnet.com/article/310-microsoft-patents-used-in-android-licensing-agreements-revealed-by-chinese-gov/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/310-microsoft-patents-used-in-...