From the end of the article: > Well, here is something even more interesting that is also quite thought provoking all the same: the investigation of Chinese mi

From the end of the article: > Well, here is something even more interesting that is also quite thought provoking all the same: the investigation of Chinese ministry of commerce revealed that Microsoft holds about 200 patent families that can be deemed essential for the construction of an Android smartphone. So it seems to be more of a combined cost for patents rather than a singular expensive one.