Xiaomi and Microsoft are getting cozy. They’re announcing some sort of patent deal, which also involves pre-installing Microsoft’s Office and Skype onto Xiaomi’s Android devices.

Some say it involves a traditional licensing of patents. But others insist Xiaomi has actually purchased 1,500 patents from Microsoft.

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Source: COMPUTER WORLD