Microsoft Said to Ask HTC to Put Windows on More Phones

This is actually a very clever move. HTC is suffering and needs a bit of an infustion. They already make WP devices and get decent reviews from those devices, and the reviews of the HTC One make it out to be an incredible device.

If HTC sees more benefit from making WP phones than Android, and WP gets more shelf-space as a result, they could continue growing their marketshare.

What has HTC got to loose?

This is the way to go for Microsoft. Cutting the licensing fee has nothing to lose since HTC decided to stop making Windows Phone last June. Another good move could be to make Windows Phone OS able to install on any Android Phone so consumers could choose on OS to install with their devices.