Google + Motorola : Another definitive sign that mobile technology is coming to fore
Motorola’s CEO Sanjay Jha had a brilliant and disruptive strategy that has changed the tide for Motorola. In a press release he said ” We have shared a productive partnership with Google to advance the Android platform, and now through this combination we will be able to do even more to innovate and deliver outstanding mobility solutions across our mobile devices and home businesses.” See the full release here. http://b.shashi.co/qT7zzw
What do you think ? a acquisition of a cellphone provider next? Maybe Google will play to license a device that is connected to the internet all the time like the Chromebook.
Google Inc. (GOOG) agreed to acquire Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (MMI) for about $12.5 billion, a move that would make Google more competitive in the mobile-computing market.
The deal, which comes just eight months after the split of Motorola Inc., would give Google control of Motorola Mobility’s attractive patent portfolio after the Internet giant recently missed out on a bid for Nortel Networks Corp.’s (NRTLQ) portfolio. Google, which owns the fast-growing Android operating system used in millions of mobile phones, has a thin portfolio of wireless and telecommunications patents.
Google will run Motorola Mobility as a separate business that will remain a licensee of Android. Google also said Android will remain an open platform.
