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Jesus, between this and Android, Microsoft's cash cow has now been fully commoditized. Ouch.

• hkdobrev 13y ago
  Actually because of patents royalties Microsoft gets more money from Android than Windows Phone. Every sold Android phone is putting few bucks in MS pocket.
  • csense 13y ago
    Can you cite any sources for this?
    • millerm 13y ago
      Here are a couple (I only took a quick glance), as many articles pop up with a search: http://www.itworld.com/open-source/372628/microsoft-makes-big-money-android-phones-and-tablets http://www.itworld.com/open-source/372628/microsoft-makes-bi... http://allthingsd.com/20130718/microsofts-making-more-money-from-phones-but-much-of-that-could-be-from-android/ http://allthingsd.com/20130718/microsofts-making-more-money-...
  • josephlord 13y ago
    I think that the total Android revenue was greater than the total Windows Phone revenue quite a while ago. I don't know if it still holds true now that WinPho sales are more than a whisker over none.
• gaius 13y ago
  Because Pages and Numbers are free? Oh no, no no. You misunderstand how this works...
  • wmeredith 13y ago
    Jeez, it would sure be helpful if you would explain it to me, then. How worthless is this comment?
    • gaius 13y ago
      LibreOffice is free, has been for years, but MS still sells a lot of Office.