Samsung pays Microsoft royalties

[bbc]

[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15106889[/url]

[Panda X]

I find this both hilarious and stupid.

[sir whoopsalot]

How is this even possible?

[brandonsh]

I feel sorry for Samsung, it feels like they've become the buttmonkey of the phone market.

But their phones are so good...

[The Baconator]

[QUOTE=Sir Whoopsalot;32538541]How is this even possible?[/QUOTE]

The patent system.

[ardosos]

[QUOTE=Sir Whoopsalot;32538541]How is this even possible?[/QUOTE]

The price we pay for having a system that protects legitimate patents. People take advantage of things like this.