Google + Motorola Mobility = Android Defenses

By: Jason Aucremann

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This morning Google announced that it will buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. Larry Page explained in a conference call with analysts that the main reason for doing this was patents. Recently Google has been under scrutiny because of claims that Android violates several patents. By purchasing Motorola Mobility Google can now better defend Android and other hardware partners. Google has said that Android will continue to be an open platform for other vendors and that Motorola Mobility will continue to be run as a separate company.



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