Apple agrees to pay Nokia royalties for iPhone, iPad

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"The decision will prove embarrassing for Apple who now has to pay a company running the rival Windows Phone 7 operating system a license fee. There’s also a suspicion Nokia may be acquired by Microsoft in the near future meaning Microsoft could end up being funded by devices running iOS as well as the license fee it already receives from HTC on every Android smartphone it ships."

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