Friday, May 17, 2013

Google Makes Android, but Samsung Makes All the Money - Businessweek

Evidently design, marketing, and vertical integration skills are still valuable

“According to Neil Mawston at Strategy Analytics, Samsung captured almost 95 percent of all Android profits in the first quarter of 2013. It pulled in $5.1 billion, leaving only $200 million for LG (066570), Motorola (which, let’s not forget, is owned by Google (GOOG)), HTC (2498), Sony (SNE), Huawei, ZTE (763), and several others to fight over.”

Google Makes Android, but Samsung Makes All the Money - Businessweek

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