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A Closer Look at the Google-Motorola Deal
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I just made this post on my blog, check it out if of interest.
Posted by Google Inside Staff at 6:16am EST on 08/26/2011
As with any tech industry merger, Googleâs recent acquisition of smartphone-producer Motorola Mobility came to fruition for a number of reasons benefiting the participants. The deal also should not be considered too much of a surprise, since Motorola and Google have been allies in the mobile wars since 2008, when Motorola committed all of its popular Droid devices to integration with the Android operating platform. With both tablet and smartphone sales figures continuing to skyrocket across the board, and with the increasing popularity of Android and the need to defend it from the encroachment of competing tech companies, a closer look at this deal reveals a number of significant advantages for Google. It also reveals a number of potential hairy spots, perhaps most significant being the likelihood of antitrust exploration of Googleâs already dominant share of the mobile market through the Android platform.
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Hi,
I just made this post on my blog, check it out if of interest.
Posted by Google Inside Staff at 6:16am EST on 08/26/2011
As with any tech industry merger, Googleâs recent acquisition of smartphone-producer Motorola Mobility came to fruition for a number of reasons benefiting the participants. The deal also should not be considered too much of a surprise, since Motorola and Google have been allies in the mobile wars since 2008, when Motorola committed all of its popular Droid devices to integration with the Android operating platform. With both tablet and smartphone sales figures continuing to skyrocket across the board, and with the increasing popularity of Android and the need to defend it from the encroachment of competing tech companies, a closer look at this deal reveals a number of significant advantages for Google. It also reveals a number of potential hairy spots, perhaps most significant being the likelihood of antitrust exploration of Googleâs already dominant share of the mobile market through the Android platform.
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