The speculation that Microsoft is scared of the ever-growing Android mobile operating system was brought up again during a press conference in South Korea last Tuesday.

During the press conference in South Korea, Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman for Google was asked to comment about the agreement signed between Microsoft and Samsung. Schmidt did not comment about the agreement directly but instead issued this statement stating "Microsoft is not telling the truth on this issue, and they are using tactics to scare people because they are scared of the success of Android."

This statement just added to the growing rumors that Microsoft is indeed feeling threatened by the success of Android smartphones. According to the research firm comScore, Android is the dominant player in the US mobile market which accounts up to 45% of all smartphones nationwide. Second in the list is Apple's iOS which accounts for 27.4% and rounding up the top three is Microsoft's Window Phone with 5.6% share.

In the past months, Microsoft has targeted several Android device makers to sign a patent deal with the company. As of the moment, there were already 10 companies who signed the deal with Microsoft which includes Samsung (the largest smartphone player), HTC, Compal Electronics (whose customers include Dell, HP and Toshiba), Quanta Computer, Wistron, General Dynamics Itronix, Velocity Micro, Onkyo, Acer, and Viewsonic.

Based on the deal signed by these companies, Microsoft is entitled to receive royalties for all manufactured smartphones and tablets running across Android. Reports are now circulating that Microsoft is targeting another company to add in their growing list of licensees. Microsoft's current target is none other than Huawei. Huawei is an organization based in Shenzen, China and it is considered as the world's second biggest creator of networking infrastructure for mobile phone networks. Victor Xu, chief marketing officer for the company confirmed this report and remarked that "negotiations are in progress".

In line with this, Google recently signed a $12.5 billion agreement to obtain Motorola Mobility. Schmidt remarked that this deal will not affect its relationship with other companies that manufacture Android devices. He also stated that Motorola would be run independently so that it will not "violate the openness of Android".