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royalties  updated 08:15 am EDT, Wed July 6, 2011  MS faces
resistance on Samsung Android payments  Microsoft is finally
pushing Samsung in its attempt to collect patent royalties from
every Android manufacturer, according to leaks from the Korean
media. The Maeil Business Newspaper understood that Microsoft
was trying to get $15 for every Android device Samsung makes.
The company was reportedly hoping to lower that royalty down to
$10 in return for providing stronger support for Windows Phone.
Neither Samsung nor Microsoft commented on the claims.  The
request would be a rare one for Microsoft. Most of its campaign
has targeted smaller companies that either supply Android
manufacturers or only use Android for their mobile hardware,
such as Barnes & Noble or Velocity Micro. Conspicuously,
Microsoft has usually avoided targeting its Windows Phone
partners, such as Dell and LG, even when they make most of their
revenue from Android hardware.  Microsoft