Google’s Motorola Buy Protects Android in Growing Patent War

Companies agree to $12.5B deal

Amid an intensifying patent war in the mobile technology space, Google announced Monday morning that it plans to acquire handset manufacturer Motorola Mobility for about $12.5 billion.

The deal, which is the Mountain View, Calif., company’s biggest acquisition so far, would give the company’s smartphone business a competitive boost and “supercharge” the Android ecosystem, Google said.

“It’s no secret that Web usage is increasingly shifting to mobile devices, a trend I expect to continue,” Google CEO Larry Page said on a Monday morning call with analysts.

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