Google is delving into the Android hardware business and plans to buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. The news is a shocking turn for the fast-growing Android ecosystem, which was built on Google’s operating system but didn’t include any actual hardware built by the company. Soon Google will have a hardware platform it controls and could offer the sort of integrated hardware-OS package that Apple is famous for. Google said it will run Motorola as a separate business, but the acquisition raises a lot of questions about how partners will react.
Larry Page, CEO of Google, said the move will supercharge the Android platform but doesn’t change Google’s commitment to keeping the operating system open. The acquisition, however, appears to be a bid to bulk up Android’s patent strength, which will benefit from Motorola’s deep portfolio of mobility patents. Apple, Google’s rival in the smartphone sector, is suing Motorola, but the deal does provide much more protection because it provides Google with more patents — a weak flank for the search giant.
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Author:Ryan Kim
