Samsung and Microsoft have announced that they have reached an agreement regarding payments, which, as argued previously, an American Corporation, Samsung had her pay.

Microsoft owns several patents that are used for the production of Android-based smartphones, and it receives contributions from each produced on a planet phone running this OS. According to experts, starting in 2013, Microsoft will receive such payments in the amount of approximately $8.8 billion each year until 2017.

last year, Microsoft has accused Samsung to delay these payments and ordered to pay a fine in the amount of $6.9 million Samsung decided that the acquisition of Microsoft's phone business, Nokia frees her from having to pay royalties to Microsoft became its direct competitor in the smartphone market.

Terms today's decision were not disclosed. It is known that Microsoft receives such payments from companies Hon Hai, Dell, ZTE, and others.