Microsoft patent may block Google Maps in Germany

A highlight:

> Nikon, which uses Android in its Coolpix cameras, was the latest manufacturer to agree to Microsoft's licence, which is said to give it up to $15 per Android device.

$15 per device (at least 1% of retail price of a decent smart electronic device) for one map-related patent? I wonder if any patents on FAT are paid for alongside this one.

My guess is, MSFT aims at making the free Android seem more expensive than mobile Windows via patent licensing.