Apple offered to license Samsung devices

During the patent dispute between Apple and Samsung, it was revealed that as early as 2010, Apple offered to license the iPhone design to the South Korean manufacturer Samsung. Apple demanded $30 for every Samsung Android smartphone sold.

Apple offered to pay Samsung Electronics a royalty on every smartphone sold running Android, Windows Phone 7, Bada, and Symbian, and $40 on every tablet sold. These figures were disclosed during a patent infringement lawsuit between Apple and Samsung. Apple also developed a rebate system for Samsung. Taking these rebates into account, Samsung earned $24 on every Android smartphone sold, $9 on every Windows Phone 7 smartphone, $21 on Bada and Symbian, and $32 on every tablet.

In total, Apple planned to earn about $250 million in licensing royalties from Samsung. The company planned to receive $120 million from sales of Samsung Galaxy smartphones on the Android platform, $45 million from smartphones on the Microsoft platform, $53 million from Samsung smartphones on other platforms, and $32 million from Galaxy Tab tablets.

Apple and Samsung were in licensing talks as early as October 2010, but failed to reach a consensus. Negotiations continued several times. The companies' executives last met in May 2012, also without result.

Let us recall that Apple is demanding $2.5 billion in compensation from Samsung for copying the design of its devices.

The amounts Apple expected to receive from Samsung smartphone sales are quite high. For example, Microsoft currently receives $5 from HTC.

Microsoft Corporation receives licensing royalties from more than 70% of all Android-based smartphones sold in the United States.