Google Buying Motorola Mobility: Reactions & Two Oddities in Google's Announcement

[caption id="attachment_74216" align="alignleft" width="420" caption="Image courtesy of Wikipedia"][/caption]Google's Android strategy has looked more like Microsoft's original Windows CE/Windows Mobile plan than Apple's iPhone plan up until today. Supercharging Android: Google to Acquire Motorola Mobility The $12.5 billion purchase is framed as a vehicle to defend Android against Apple and Microsoft's recent patent attacks against Android. Our acquisition of Motorola will increase competition by strengthening Google’s patent portfolio, which will enable us to better protect Android from anti-competitive threats from Microsoft, Apple and other companies Google said that Motorola will remain a separate business that is a licensee like other manufacturers. However, you have to wonder how other Android manufacturers feel about this acquistion. This is my next collected statements which look way too cookie-cutter similar to have originated from the individual companies. Google buying Motorola: Nokia, Samsung, and other industry players react HTC: defending Android, its partners, and the entire ecosystem LG: defending Android and its partners Samsung: defending Android, its partners, and the ecosystem Sony Ericsson: defending Android and its partners But, what will the other Android manufacturers do now that all the major mobile platforms have a primary dance partner? Apple - iOS HP - webOS Nokia - Microsoft Windows Phone (partnership) RIM - BlackBerry OS & QNX While Google's Android hardware partners have lined up behind the apparent party line, there's diversity in pundits' opinions. - ZDNet: Google's $12.5 billion Motorola Mobility bet: 6 reasons why it makes sense - Business InsiderTHE TRUTH ABOUT THE GOOGLE-MOTOROLA DEAL: It Could End Up Being A Disaster NOTE: There are a pair oddities in Google's official announcement. 1. It talks about Android launching in November 2007. However, the first Android phone, the T-Mobile G1, launched in October 2008. [Addendum: Shawn Ingram reminded me that Android was announced, but without any hardware released, in November 2007: This is the droid you're looking for] 2. The announcement says " we have agreed to acquire Motorola." However, they are actually buying Motorola Mobility (MMI). The company currently referred to as "Motorola" is Motorola Solutions, Inc. (MSI). You can read a bit more about the business aspect of this purchase in this SocialTimes item: Google Will Own Motorola Mobility for $12.5 Billion

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