Google claims they will operate Motorolla Mobility and Android separately. It seems the only reason to buy a failed mobile manufacturer is the IP, unless you planned to leverage your software.
Google in their Press State it wont be a merge. Moto Mobility will runs as a separate unit. So business as usual. There will still be Moto Phones. It is only the owner changed hands.
And of coz, the most important pieces is the on going battle between M$ and Moto on Andriod Patents issues.
Also important was Motorolas plan to sue all of the other Android makers.
This is nothing but a patent purchase. That is it.
And it was a safe play for Google, because unlike Nortel/Novell's patent portfolio, there was no way Apple would be allowed to buy Motorola (anti-competitive reasons, since they are both handset makers).
This is nothing but a patent purchase. That is it.
And it was a safe play for Google, because unlike Nortel/Novell's patent portfolio, there was no way Apple would be allowed to buy Motorola (anti-competitive reasons, since they are both handset makers).
Still, it is a lot of cash for a patent play, 3 times what the Apple consortium paid. They would want to be making some good returns for the shareholders after splashing that amount of cash.
This makes Android look even less appealing to other OEMs. At this point the so-called "Microsoft tax" must seem like a small price to pay to avoid all of the headaches of Android. Of course there's just one little problem -- in order to sell WP7 phones, consumers have to actually be willing to purchase them. So far consumer demand for WP7 has been positively Zune-like. Also, Microsoft is a fairly dysfunctional company at this point. Maybe it's because of the perceived weakness of WP7 that Google thinks it can get away with this. Heck, they're probably right.
Still, it is a lot of cash for a patent play, 3 times what the Apple consortium paid. They would want to be making some good returns for the shareholders after splashing that amount of cash.
Bur, Motorolla was getting desperate. They have been losing money for a while now. There is a good chance they would have sued everyone involved in Android.
The threats may well have been an attempt by their board to get purchased at a premium.
And if true, which I suspect it is, shows they think they were in a lot of trouble with there current position, enough to splash $12B at 63% premium worth!
I guess we can now honestly say that they have paid to build Android! lol
*Yawn* ok well Larry and Sanjay just gave us the management blurb with no interesting comments. Larry said that other android makers were happy with the deal, but then he would. Lots of promises of amazing user experiences etc.
Now for the Q&A session, hopefully somebody will ask something interesting
I think Jha's comments regarding possibly using their patents against other Andrdoid licensees was a message for Google during their acquisition negotiations. If google only wanted the patents (since they have never shown interest in their won hardware) they might have been lowballing their offers for moto. By publicly stating (though barely veiled) to sue other Android licensees, that would strongly motivate Google to up their bid. While Google' weak patent position hurts them and their partners in their competition against Apple and MS, even worse for the platform would be an Android civil war with every vendor expending resources suing, counter-suing and defending . If Google can get enough depth in the IP, then they can offer blanket coverage to their vendors and perhaps 'encourage' them not to fight amongst themselves.
It may be about patents, but it will definitely undermine 3rd party trust in Google.
It will be very tempting to bring all new developments to Motorola devices first, because Google now can develop hardware and software together.
Depends. If they provide these patents to all of their partners for use in their Android products, none of them are going to complain too much. If they hold them tight, then yeah, their partners are going to revolt.
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No, they didn't bought Motorola because of building Andriod Devices or making hardware etc. They brought Moto because of their HUGE patents portfolio.
I have always called for Apple to acquire Moto. They have a gigantic no. of patents relating to Tele communication, much more then Nortel or Nokia.
Give this man a cigar!
I wonder what was more appealing to GOOG - the control of hardware design or Motorola's patent portfolio?
Or maybe they just really really hated Motoblur I'm seeing a lot of jubilation from android users that it will be gone forever on places like TIMN.
Patents. Moto has lots of them. Google needs them. Having a channel for releasing their own 'tailored' hardware is secondary.
I wonder what was more appealing to GOOG - the control of hardware design or Motorola's patent portfolio?
yup. patents.
Google in their Press State it wont be a merge. Moto Mobility will runs as a separate unit. So business as usual. There will still be Moto Phones. It is only the owner changed hands.
And of coz, the most important pieces is the on going battle between M$ and Moto on Andriod Patents issues.
Also important was Motorolas plan to sue all of the other Android makers.
And it was a safe play for Google, because unlike Nortel/Novell's patent portfolio, there was no way Apple would be allowed to buy Motorola (anti-competitive reasons, since they are both handset makers).
Also important was Motorolas plan to sue all of the other Android makers.
Good point, Samsung and HTC may actually be happy that this happened - will be interesting to see how they respond.
This is nothing but a patent purchase. That is it.
And it was a safe play for Google, because unlike Nortel/Novell's patent portfolio, there was no way Apple would be allowed to buy Motorola (anti-competitive reasons, since they are both handset makers).
Still, it is a lot of cash for a patent play, 3 times what the Apple consortium paid. They would want to be making some good returns for the shareholders after splashing that amount of cash.
It will be interesting to see if they will continue the lawsuit against Apple. That suit so far is not going so good for them.
Still, it is a lot of cash for a patent play, 3 times what the Apple consortium paid. They would want to be making some good returns for the shareholders after splashing that amount of cash.
Bur, Motorolla was getting desperate. They have been losing money for a while now. There is a good chance they would have sued everyone involved in Android.
The threats may well have been an attempt by their board to get purchased at a premium.
It will be very tempting to bring all new developments to Motorola devices first, because Google now can develop hardware and software together.
And if true, which I suspect it is, shows they think they were in a lot of trouble with there current position, enough to splash $12B at 63% premium worth!
I guess we can now honestly say that they have paid to build Android! lol
Now for the Q&A session, hopefully somebody will ask something interesting
Also important was Motorolas plan to sue all of the other Android makers.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/11/s...ent-royalties/
I think Jha's comments regarding possibly using their patents against other Andrdoid licensees was a message for Google during their acquisition negotiations. If google only wanted the patents (since they have never shown interest in their won hardware) they might have been lowballing their offers for moto. By publicly stating (though barely veiled) to sue other Android licensees, that would strongly motivate Google to up their bid. While Google' weak patent position hurts them and their partners in their competition against Apple and MS, even worse for the platform would be an Android civil war with every vendor expending resources suing, counter-suing and defending . If Google can get enough depth in the IP, then they can offer blanket coverage to their vendors and perhaps 'encourage' them not to fight amongst themselves.
Bold move. I wonder what HTC and other Android using handset makers will think about this...
Personally, I see this as the death of Android (or at least it's relegation as a minority OS).
It's only popular because it's used a lot, and the incentive to use it will drastically reduce as everyone else plays second best to Google.
I'm sure they'll attract heavy regulatory scrutiny too, should this be approved.
http://roflbot.tumblr.com/post/89496...y-android-died
It's not like Motorola Droids sold anything even close to that of the iPhone. Android's strength is in numbers, and they will drop FAST!
It may be about patents, but it will definitely undermine 3rd party trust in Google.
It will be very tempting to bring all new developments to Motorola devices first, because Google now can develop hardware and software together.
Depends. If they provide these patents to all of their partners for use in their Android products, none of them are going to complain too much. If they hold them tight, then yeah, their partners are going to revolt.