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Microsoft continues earning money from Linux — increases patent licensing agreements

Many people — let’s call them ‘haters’ — like to make fun of Microsoft’s mobile market share with Windows Phone. True, the platform is a failure in this regard, but many users of the OS like it. Quite frankly, besides the lack of apps, Windows Phone is a rather smart and well-designed operating system.

If you choose to laugh at Microsoft over its mobile presence, feel free, but please know that Microsoft is laughing too; all the way to the bank.

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