Some manufacturers get a slice of Microsoft's revenue from Bing

Microsoft no longer charges manufacturers for using the Windows Phone OS on their handsets. But that alone wouldn't seem like a good reason to build Windows Phone flavored smartphones. As it turns out, there is a financial incentive for companies that produce devices, to select the Windows Phone platform.



The Windows Phone Dev Center currently reminds those manufacturers that have an agreement with Microsoft, how to enter a code needed so that they can share search revenue from Bing. There is nothing new about this. Google has a similar arrangement with some manufacturers of Android phones. ...



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