Google has responded to Microsoft and Samsung's agreed to a cross-licensing deal by accusing Microsoft of extortion.

"This is the same tactic we've seen time and again from Microsoft. Failing to succeed in the smartphone market, they are resorting to legal measures to extort profit from others' achievements and hinder the pace of innovation," a Google spokesperson told eWEEK. "We remain focused on building new technology and supporting Android partners."

Under Microsoft and Samsung's patent deal the software giant will receive royalties for any smartphones and tablets that Samsung sells including those running Google's Android operating system. This is naturally upsetting to Google who will have to deal with supplying its OS to Samsung that in turn will give some of the money it makes to Google rival, Microsoft.

Samsung is currently the largest Android OEM worldwide. The South-Korean company has sold more than 10 million Galaxy S II smartphones in less than six months. The company also sells several Android-web devices including the Google TV service.

Samsung isn't the only major Android OEM to have signed deals with Microsoft. HTC has also signed a licensing agreement with Microsoft which would only leave Motorola as the last major Android OEM without a Microsoft partnership. However Samsung in particular is a huge coup for Microsoft since Samsung is the second biggest smartphone maker in the world just behind Apple. If Microsoft wants to make it's Windows Phone OS more popular then having the second largest smartphone maker in the world run it is a good business strategy.

Samsung on the other hand will benefit from this deal as a way of diversifying its hardware's operating systems. Since Google bought Samsung competitor Motorola Mobility, the hardware company has been looking for other operating systems to cover its bases.