This could be a huge issue for any os that runs on a phone that uses the same multi-touch tech as the iphone.
MSFT striked a deal , Google screwed up big time.
There are obviously a load of problems with that - the later is problematic as Apple have shown little interest in licensing much of this stuff. The former because some of them cover genuinely useful stuff that compromises the product if you remove it.
They may also have decided that Samsung make fortunes so perhaps they could deal with this themselves...