Earlier this year, we reported that Samsung was looking to dip it's toe back into the Windows Phone market again, in a more meaningful way. Not simply content to rely on hand-me-down hardware with second rate add-ons, it looked like Microsoft was going to leverage a potentially damaging litigation against Samsung into negotiations that were mutually beneficial to both parties.
As Microsoft looked to mend bridges and foster new and healthy relationships through licensing and co-marketing, this seemed to be a win/win for Samsung, a company arguably aware of their upcoming financial struggles in light of fierce competitions in both established markets as well as growing ones.