Microsoft to offer Windows Phone OS for free to Indian smartphone makers.
By Deepanshu Kumar, March 18, 2014
According to a Times of India report, Microsoft has gone one step further to push its OS, waiving licence fee and offering it for free to at least two Indian smartphone companies. Considering the fact that the OS is the main source of revenue for Microsoft and that it did not let Nokia use it for free, it was quite a surprising move from the company.
Microsoft charges Nokia somewhere between $20 to $30 for every Lumia device.
At the recently held MWC 2014, Microsoft updated its device partners list for Windows Phone 8. The new list of device makers for Window Phone includes Foxconn, Gionee, JSR, Longcheer, Xolo (Lava) and Karbonn along with previous manufacturers Samsung, HTC, Huawei and ZTE.
Microsoft charges Nokia somewhere between $20 to $30 for every Lumia device.
At the recently held MWC 2014, Microsoft updated its device partners list for Windows Phone 8. The new list of device makers for Window Phone includes Foxconn, Gionee, JSR, Longcheer, Xolo (Lava) and Karbonn along with previous manufacturers Samsung, HTC, Huawei and ZTE.