Over the last 2 weeks, the internet has been ablaze with talks of the IT giant acquiring the Telecom giant. For those who are wondering what brought upon this decision, here's a little background information.
With over 550,000 devices that have flood the market through a network of 39 manufacturers and 231 carriers since November 2007, the Android has proved to be a huge success in a short period of time. The epic battle being fought over patents saw Apple joining hands with cut-throat competitor Microsoft and an organized campaign against Android by Microsoft, Oracle, Apple and other companies through bogus patents. The idea is to impose a tax for the patents which would make Android devices more expensive for consumers and make it harder for manufacturers to sell Android devices.
With over 550,000 devices that have flood the market through a network of 39 manufacturers and 231 carriers since November 2007, the Android has proved to be a huge success in a short period of time. The epic battle being fought over patents saw Apple joining hands with cut-throat competitor Microsoft and an organized campaign against Android by Microsoft, Oracle, Apple and other companies through bogus patents. The idea is to impose a tax for the patents which would make Android devices more expensive for consumers and make it harder for manufacturers to sell Android devices.
" In 2008, Motorola bet big on Android as the sole operating system across all of its smartphone devices. It was a smart bet and we’re thrilled at the success they’ve achieved so far. We believe that their mobile business is on an upward trajectory and poised for explosive growth. Motorola is also a market leader in the home devices and video solutions business. With the transition to Internet Protocol, we are excited to work together with Motorola and the industry to support our partners and cooperate with them to accelerate innovation in this space.
Motorola’s total commitment to Android in mobile devices is one of many reasons that there is a natural fit between our two companies. Together, we will create amazing user experiences that supercharge the entire Android ecosystem for the benefit of consumers, partners and developers everywhere. This acquisition will not change our commitment to run Android as an open platform. Motorola will remain a licensee of Android and Android will remain open. We will run Motorola as a separate business. Many hardware partners have contributed to Android’s success and we look forward to continuing to work with all of them to deliver outstanding user experiences," blogs Larry Page, CEO.
Motorola’s total commitment to Android in mobile devices is one of many reasons that there is a natural fit between our two companies. Together, we will create amazing user experiences that supercharge the entire Android ecosystem for the benefit of consumers, partners and developers everywhere. This acquisition will not change our commitment to run Android as an open platform. Motorola will remain a licensee of Android and Android will remain open. We will run Motorola as a separate business. Many hardware partners have contributed to Android’s success and we look forward to continuing to work with all of them to deliver outstanding user experiences," blogs Larry Page, CEO.
The combination of Google and Motorola will serve to supercharge Android. It is also one of the arrows that Google has in its quiver aimed at enhancing the competition, offering consumers a greater choice among innovative devices and wonderful user experiences and of course delivering a punch to reduce the anti-competitive threats against Android by strengthening their patent portfolio.
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