According to geekwire, “analysts have estimated that Microsoft is seeking as much as $7.50 to $12.50 per Android device”. In January of 2012 Microsoft claimed that “more than 70 percent of all Android smartphones sold in the U.S. are now receiving coverage under Microsoft’s patent portfolio”. In December, Andy Rubin claimed that 700,000 android devices are activated every day. I could not find how many of those 700k are activated in the US, and I do not know what percent Microsoft makes from devices sold outside the US, so I’m going to estimate money only on the low end of $7.50 a device.
That means that Microsoft is potentially making $2,436,375,000 a year from Android. Not a bad time to own MSFT stock.
