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Hardware 2.0 reports that Samsung has signed a deal with Microsoft in order to be able to use Android without fear of being sued.



Microsoft has announced that it has signed a deal with smartphone maker Samsung covering Android patents and a Windows Phone marketing and development deal.

Under this deal Microsoft will receive a royalty for each Samsung device (smartphone and tablet) sold running Android. In addition to this, the two companies have agreed to cooperate in the marketing and development of Windows Phone.
  Microsoft and Samsung ink Android patent and Windows Phone marketing/dev deal