Google buys Motorola for $12.5 billion

Rico · May 22, 2012, 08:33:15 AM

WOW! Pretty big news. I kind of like it.

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9227381/Google_becomes_hardware_company_with_12.5B_Motorola_buy?source=rss_keyword_edpicks

Bryancd · May 22, 2012, 08:37:25 AM

Real question is who is going to buy Research in Motion. That will be very interesting.

KingIsaacLinksr · May 22, 2012, 09:17:22 AM

Quote from: Bryancd on May 22, 2012, 08:37:25 AM
Real question is who is going to buy Research in Motion. That will be very interesting.

I think the real question is whether anyone wants to ;).

(yes, yes, I know they have lucrative business deals and etc).

I thought this purchase happened months ago?

King

billybob476 · May 22, 2012, 09:22:34 AM

The announcement happened months ago, there's a lot of red tape to go through before deals like this actually happen.

KingIsaacLinksr · May 22, 2012, 09:23:33 AM

Quote from: billybob476 on May 22, 2012, 09:22:34 AM
The announcement happened months ago, there's a lot of red tape to go through before deals like this actually happen.

Clearly. :o

King

Dangelus · May 22, 2012, 12:48:40 PM

Might get a decent Google TV MkII with a Motorola build :)

Feathers · May 22, 2012, 12:58:47 PM

It will certainly be interesting to see how this all plays out over the next year or so. I guess that'll need some integration time since the two compnies appear to be quite different in ethos.

PaulECoyote · May 22, 2012, 03:19:58 PM

That purchase will have a lot to do with Motorola patents no doubt!

Bryancd · May 22, 2012, 04:24:49 PM

Quote from: PaulECoyote on May 22, 2012, 03:19:58 PM
That purchase will have a lot to do with Motorola patents no doubt!

Yes, Google is trying to get into the handset hardware business. They see it as they only way they can compete with Apple and the iOS world.

X · May 22, 2012, 04:37:51 PM

Quote from: Bryancd on May 22, 2012, 04:24:49 PM
Quote from: PaulECoyote on May 22, 2012, 03:19:58 PM
That purchase will have a lot to do with Motorola patents no doubt!

Yes, Google is trying to get into the handset hardware business. They see it as they only way they can compete with Apple and the iOS world.

I thought it was more to fend off the patent lawsuits for Android more than anything else.

Bryancd · May 22, 2012, 05:05:45 PM

That's part of it but Google needs to have more control over the devices which run their OS.

Feathers · May 23, 2012, 12:45:26 PM

Quote from: Bryancd on May 22, 2012, 05:05:45 PM
That's part of it but Google needs to have more control over the devices which run their OS.

Absolutely. The way things go together at the moment must be a nightmare for them. Still, I'm still impressed at the way Android has grown into the market from a standing start.