Friday, August 15, 2014

From Google to Lenovo: the ups and downs of Motorola's last three years


On August 15th, 2011, Google revealed that it would be purchasing Motorola Mobility, which was formerly in charge of the eponymous corporation's cellular phone division. One of the major reasons motivating the acquisition was Google's desire to pick up Motorola's library of patents. In a blog post, Google CEO Larry Page wrote that the move would "better protect Android from anti-competitive threats from Microsoft, Apple, and other companies."


The decision would later prove problematic. It...


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