Now the rumor turns out to be true.
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20121122PD203.html
Approximately 70% of branded hardware vendors with Android products, including HTC, Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, Acer, Wistron, Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics, and ViewSonic, are making royalty payments to Microsoft, with each vendor paying up to US$5-10 per device sold, the sources revealed.
Intelligence:
Noun. (America, UK)
1. A collusive process whereby otherwise public information is made proprietary, assimilated and either (a) retained, or (b) reconstituted by the few for purposes of affecting the many
2. The art of making something seem more intelligent by obscuring the details necessary for thorough evaluation (See: esoterica)
3. A primary ingredient in propaganda
4. A private precursor to public ignorance
The earth is like a tiny grain of sand, only much, much heavier.