Microsoft has been careful to avoid publicising the cost to manufacturers of licensing the Windows Phone OS for each handset - but an executive from ZTE has now revealed the charge for each licence.



From Neowin:

Sierra revealed that ZTE actually pays Microsoft around £15-£20 GBP ($23-$31 USD / €18-€24 EUR) for each Windows Phone licence. This is a good deal higher than expected; it had been widely assumed that OEMs paid roughly $10-$15 USD (£6.50-£10 GBP / €8-€11.50 EUR) per handset.

  ZTE reveals cost of Windows Phone OS licensing