Samsung and Microsoft further their convergence goals

USA Today reported Thurs­day that Sam­sung and Microsoft have signed a cross-licensing agree­ment for con­sumer elec­tron­ics patents.

Samsung’s mobile phones have become pop­u­lar in the US. More of these phones include a dig­i­tal music player. Microsoft needs to get more of its mobile soft­ware on these plat­forms, even if sales vol­ume of its Zune audio player has brisk.

Cross-licensing agree­ments are one com­monly used method for com­pa­nies to share technology.

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