This is a brief excerpt from PetaPixel
Michael Zhang · Feb 22, 2013
Microsoft announced yesterday that it has entered into a patent licensing agreement with Nikon for Nikon’s Android-powered digital cameras. While the details of the agreement were not revealed, Microsoft did say that it will begin collecting royalties from Nikon for certain camera models.You might be wondering what Android has to do with all of this, since it’s not a Microsoft project. Android is a Google-backed, Linux-based, open-source operating system, but just because it’s free software doesn’t mean it has been cheap for device manufacturers to use it on their gadgets. The reason? Patent claims.
A number of large tech companies have been forcing device manufacturers to sign licensing agreements in order to protect themselves against patent infringement lawsuits for various components of Android. It’s not just computers and phones, either. Since Android is now being baked into dedicated cameras, camera manufacturers (e.g. Nikon) have begun feeling the pressure.
The Coolpix S800c is Nikon’s first Android-powered compact camera
Now that Nikon is agreeing to play nice with Microsoft, it can carry on with selling the Coolpix S800c (its first Android-powered compact camera) and spreading Android to more of …
By: Michael Zhang
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