Earlier this month it was reported that Microsoft is going to require the Samsung compensation for late payment of royalties under the agreement of 2011, in the court . The company is still striving for a peaceful solution to the issue and have already started negotiations whose purpose is way out of the situation.
Reasons for Microsoft and Samsung is not willing to start a long and costly legal battle, rather prosaic: companies interested in cooperation with each other. Samsung beneficial relationship with Microsoft in the field of cloud computing and the "Internet things", Microsoft also can use the world's largest smartphone maker to promote the platform Windows Phone.
It is noted that the negotiations will not take too much time, because the main topic of discussion will be the restoration of conditions determining the payment of royalties. Currently Samsung uses about 300 patents owned by Microsoft.