Breaking News: Google buys Motorola Cell Phone production for $12,5 billion
 

looks like they gonna build their own stuff now - reminds me of someone :upsidedow

That's huge.

Motorola Mobility don't make much else than Android phones nowadays so I don't see anything changing here other than Google having more control over the process.

great move!

i need to find some english article, but here's a google translation of the german one i just read:

New York - Google Chart show does show Motorola Mobility, the traditional mobile phone division Motorola chart. The Internet company will pay $ 40 per share in cash, a premium of 63 percent to the closing price on Friday. The deal must still be approved by competition watchdogs and will be completed at the turn of the year.

Google wants to boost his beleaguered with the acquisition of patent lawsuits Android platform for smartphones and tablet computers. The cellular pioneer Motorola has one of the strongest patent arsenals into the industry. A few weeks ago Google had lost the bidding war for the patent portfolio of the failed mobile-equipment supplier Nortel rival to Apple and Microsoft.

hmmm good

Woow again a huge acquisition

Yep, it's an interesting move.

There has been a tussle, quite invisible to many of us, for rafts of patents held by various tech companies, large and small. The stakes are pretty high given that lawsuits are preventing some products from being launched.

Samsung has been prevented from launching it's Tablet in Australia by the courts pending a trial later this year.

http://theconversation.edu.au/samsun...australia-2660

same happened in Europe, Samsung can't sell it's 10.1" galaxy pad because of a pending patent claim from Apple

Standard Oil?
And here is article about buy:
http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2011/...a-acquisition/

This is huge. I'd take Google / Android over Apple any day.

I thought the Motorola brand was dead, I never see any of those phones around here anymore. I will be the first one to grab a google made phone.

^ this. :2 cents:

Motorola is a sinking ship.. Their products have been garbage for years imo.. Google could whip them into serious shape though, so I see this as a good thing for mobility devices in the future.. Then again it's a double edge sword.. Yet one more way for Google to get its hands on your personal information.. eat your heart out conspiracy theorists..

Motorola used to have good stuff, their marketing/sales screwed it up. maybe google can turn that around. but this way google can shape the hardware exactly like they need it, just like Apple does

What I was thinking. Google will have access to every single thing you do from net searches to text messages.


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is there a goodbye party ?:pimp

Skynet ?

i am not sure why this makes a difference, they already have access through Android whereever it's installed. Also right now almost all Motorola phones come with Android, the only change is that they also will design the hardware - but that has nothing to do with your personal information. i think.

Here's an article in English:
http://www.hotphonenews.com/

Motorola has turn things around and being that they've been in the mobile communications business, they have a patent portfolio that will basically squash any and all patent disputes with their competitors. That is what they are ultimately paying for here. The well known name brand hardware is actually secondary.

who knows... :winkwink:

Too bad the adult business is stuck on innovation

Google made all that money by placing tiny classified ads on their website.

i am still hoping you make that deal about that special iphone app :winkwink:

the point is google own android plus lots of patents.

anytime I have had a motorola phone I hated it