Foxconn parent Hon Hai licenses Microsoft's patents for Android, Chrome devices

Microsoft has insisted that companies building products based on Android and Chrome are treading on ground covered by its patent portfolio for years now, and is continuing to press that claim. Today it's come to licensing terms with another one of them -- Foxconn parent Hon Hai. Well known for making Apple products, between its many subsidiaries, the massive company manufactures more than 40 percent of consumer electronics devices in the world. According to the press release, the deal covers pat...