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Microsoft plans to impose royalty fees on Taiwan-based vendors of
Android handsets for using its patents in e-mail, multimedia and
other functions, with Acer and Asustek Computer being targets in an
actual attempt to prevent the two vendors from adopting Android and
Chrome OS for their netbook and tablet PCs, according to
Taiwan-based makers.<br>
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