June 28, 2011

Microsoft's Android Royalty Strategy Targets General Dynamics Itronix

Microsoft has reached an agreement with General Dynamics
Itronix for royalty payments on the latter’s Android-based products.
Microsoft claims that the Android platform infringes on a
number of Microsoft-held patents. For several quarters, the company has pursued
a stark strategy with regard to manufacturers of Android devices such as
smartphones and tablets: enter into a royalty-payment agreement, or face a
lawsuit. General Dynamics Itronix chose the former option, although both
companies remain silent about the actual financial terms of the deal.
“We are pleased to have reached this

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