Microsoft millet behind the latest cooperation: transaction millet-1500 patents, patent-IT information

IT information news on June 1, millet and Microsoft today announced that parties to achieve a global partnership , as part of the cooperation agreement, millet from September this year in its Android smartphones and tablet computers loaded with Microsoft Office and Skype.

According to the Wall Street Journal revealed that the partnership behind the trading of 1500 patents, millet has agreed to buy about 1500 patents from Microsoft, as well as signed a patent cross-licensing agreement.

As part of the deal, from September 2016, including Max, millet millet millet 5, 4s, red rice Note 3 and a small, red rice, 3 Mi Anzhuo device comes pre-loaded with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Skype application, including a wide range of applications.

Reports said millet purchased intellectual property is intended in developed markets such as the United States sales of mobile phones.

Microsoft says Android patents, has licensing agreements with many Android device manufacturers, China's Commerce Ministry has publicly in 2014 310 Android patents held by Microsoft. Patent shows cost of millet in the increase, while the company's revenue growth is slowing.

A Microsoft spokesman said the company has more than 60000 patents, patent sold to millet is just a small part of it.

微软小米最新合作的背后：1500项专利交易 - 小米,专利 - IT资讯

IT资讯讯 6月1日消息，微软与小米今天宣布，双方达成全球合作伙伴关系，作为合作协议的一部分，小米将从今年9月起在其安卓智能手机和平板电脑上预装微软Office和Skype。

据《华尔街日报》披露，此次合作的背后是1500项专利的交易，小米方面已同意从微软购买大约1500项专利，以及签署专利交叉许可协议。

作为交易的一部分，从2016年9月起，包括小米5、小米Max、小米4s、红米Note 3和红米3在内的小米安卓设备将预装微软Word、Excel、PowerPoint、Outlook和Skype应用在内的一系列应用。

报道称，小米购买知识产权是为了能在发达国家市场如美国销售手机。

微软声称持有Android专利，曾与众多Android设备制造商达成了专利授权协议，而中国商务部在2014年公开了微软持有的310项Android专利。购买专利显示小米的成本在增加，而该公司的收入增长却在放缓。

微软发言人称，该公司拥有超过60000项专利，因此出售给小米的专利只是很小一部分。