Earlier reports suggested that Microsoft would charge OEMs between US$90 and US$100 for Windows RT licenses. An informal poll by VR-Zone suggests that the average price will only be slightly less than that. Conducted during last week’s Computex event, most vendors reported that licenses would cost between US$80 and US$95, with US$85 being the most commonly quoted price. High license […]
Licensing
Microsoft to raise license fees for Windows 8?
Taiwan-based supply chain makers are telling Digitimes that Microsoft is considering raising license fees for Windows 8. The report does not give a sense of how much of an increase Microsoft is considering but suggests that the move will make it more difficult for ultrabooks to reach a 40% market share of the consumer notebook market. For its part, Intel […]
Windows 8 license costs to make WoA tablets price uncompetitive?
With the release of Windows 8, Microsoft partners are expected to a number of WoA (Windows on ARM) tablet devices. The manufacturers are reportedly struggling to get their costs down to a point where these tablets will be able to compete against similar products (such as Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet and the Apple iPad). Digitimes indicates that the Windows 8 […]
Samsung BlackBerry 10 licensing rumours resurface
Samsung earlier this year dispelled rumours that it was considering licensing RIM’s upcoming BlackBerry 10 operating system or even buying the company. But you can’t keep a good rumour down. According to BGC Partners analyst Collin Gillis, Samsung could make a minority investment in RIM to the tune of US$1.5 billion. The move would allow it to use BlackBerry 10 […]
Windows Phone license cost revealed?
The UK launch today of the ZTE Tania may have revealed a bit more than just the latest Windows Phone smartphone. According to Trusted Reviews, ZTE UK Portfolio Manager Santiago Sierra revealed that a Windows Phone license costs between £15 and £20 (US$23 to US$31). License costs are typically guarded secrets and this revelation suggests that Microsoft sells its licenses […]
RIM to license BlackBerry 10 to other manufacturers?
A new rumour suggests that we could see more BlackBerry 10 devices than expected after reports that Research In Motion was focusing on a single device (at least for now). A report by Peter Misek, a Jefferies & Co. analyst suggests that RIM could license its upcoming BlackBerry 10 OS to other smartphone vendors. He adds that agreements may already […]
Imagination licenses PowerVR SGX GPUs to Samsung
Imagination Technologies yesterday announced that it has licensed its PowerVR SGX MP multiprocessor graphics core to Samsung for use in mobile and consumer markets. The vague description suggests that Samsung could use the new GPU in everything from upcoming smartphones to tablets running the upcoming Windows 8. Samsung has already used PowerVR GPUs in the past, including the original Samsung […]
HP talking to companies about webOS licensing
Remember those comments that HP would be open to licensing its webOS operating system? HP CEO Leo Apotheker confirmed in an interview that those hints have progressed to talks with a number of interested companies. He said, “I can share with you that a number of companies have expressed interest. We are continuing our conversations,” but provided little additional information. […]