Larry Page: 550,000 androids activated a day and other announcements (plus.google.com) 35 points by chucknthem 15y ago ↗ HN
[–] rmri 15y ago ↗ it's funny how his signature is -Larry. [–] MikeCapone 15y ago ↗ Actually, the top 3 at Google insisted on calling each other by their first names in the IPO papers, to the chagrin of the SEC.
[–] MikeCapone 15y ago ↗ Actually, the top 3 at Google insisted on calling each other by their first names in the IPO papers, to the chagrin of the SEC.
[–] Steko 15y ago ↗ This is 16.5 mil a month or nearly 50 mil a quarter. [–] zmmmmm 15y ago ↗ The staggering thing is that they are activating about as much in a quarter now as they did in all of 2010. I honestly thought it would plateau by now, but it hasn't. It's truly hard to appreciate how big the Android tidal wave really is.
[–] zmmmmm 15y ago ↗ The staggering thing is that they are activating about as much in a quarter now as they did in all of 2010. I honestly thought it would plateau by now, but it hasn't. It's truly hard to appreciate how big the Android tidal wave really is.
[–] fingerprinter 15y ago ↗ 550,000 x $15 a handset = $8.25m a day for Microsoft in royalties?$8.25m x 365days = $3,011,250,000 a year in royalties?Is MS making $3B a year off of Android? [–] bostonpete 15y ago ↗ Well, $5 from HTC, probably none (?) from Motorola.No doubt they're making a fair amount of money though. [–] protomyth 15y ago ↗ Motorola is currently being sued by Microsoft. [–] makmanalp 15y ago ↗ What are the royalties for? [–] dangrossman 15y ago ↗ Patent licensing.
[–] bostonpete 15y ago ↗ Well, $5 from HTC, probably none (?) from Motorola.No doubt they're making a fair amount of money though. [–] protomyth 15y ago ↗ Motorola is currently being sued by Microsoft.
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[ 5.4 ms ] story [ 37.2 ms ] thread$8.25m x 365days = $3,011,250,000 a year in royalties?
Is MS making $3B a year off of Android?
No doubt they're making a fair amount of money though.