We’ve already told you the news: Xiaomi, one of the biggest Chinese phone makers, is buying a whopping 1,500 patents from Microsoft in a move that’s very atypical for the Redmond software giant. Xiaomi and Microsoft are also signing a cross-patent agreement and have negotiated that future Xiaomi models ship with MS Office and Skype pre-installed.
The bigger ramification of this deal, however, might be that it lays the foundations for Xiaomi to move to Western markets.
With the new patents, Xiaomi has the patent shield needed to expand … – Source
Xiaomi buying 1,500 Microsoft patents might mean the company is ready to move west
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