Google has announced that the Motorola Mobility for a sum of 12.5 billion dollars will take over. Google says with the patentportfolio of Motorola in the Android ecosystem and its partners to protect.
Google has made the acquisition on his blog confirmed. According to the search giant will be the Motorola as a separate company to control. Also says Google that the Android operating system open will continue.
Motorola Mobility, the former branch of the split Motorola, in addition to mobile phones based on Android tablets with the mobile operating system of Google. With the acquisition of Motorola helps Google, a large number of patents in the hands. This will give the search giant a bigger fist in patentruzies with, among others, Microsoft and Apple.
Motorola and Google are no strangers of each other: the Xoom tablet from the company is by Google used as reference design in the development of Android Honeycomb. Just like with the Nexus line, this means that the Xoom on an unmodified version of Android running and as a first new software updates receive.
Update, 14:30: the ceos of HTC, Sony Ericsson and LG Electronics say, the acquisition of Motorola Mobility by Google to welcome. Also, the Android manufacturers are happy that Google wants to defend in the patentenstrijd with, among others, Microsoft and Apple. Until now, the manufacturers themselves rely on their defense if they are sued in patentzaken around Android.
Update, 15:30: Google has just released in a conference call stressed that it does not intend big changes at Motorola. Android chief Andy Rubin says that after the acquisition of ‘business as usual’ will be on the phone manufacturer. According to Rubin runs the acquisition primarily to expand and protect the Android ecosystem.