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Could Google Be Planning to Do More with Motorola Than Initially Reported?

Apr 11, 2012 - 9:36 AM - by dgstorm

Not too long ago Google's own Andy Rubin took the time to reiterate that Google will not be actively participating in what Motorola does, once the acquisition is finalized. In fact, he even claimed that there would be both a literal and figurative "firewall" between the two companies. A new report from the Wall Street Journal citing sources close to Google suggests that this may not be the case after-all. Here's a snippet from the WSJ article,

...people close to Google say it plans to make substantial investment in Libertyville, Ill.-based Motorola, whose share in smartphones is languishing at around 4%. The goal, these people say, is to build truly innovative devices, which the company realizes will take both money and talent.

Hmmm... making a "substantial investment" with a goal of making "truly innovative devices" sounds quite a bit more hands-on than what they have been implying. That will be a fine line for Google to walk. It makes sense that they would want to help prop up the new Motorola they just spent $12.5 Billion dollars acquiring, but they don't want to do too much for fear of driving away their other partners like HTC, Samsung, LG and more.

What do you guys think? Can Google continue to dominate in the search-software business, while adding a new hardware business to its Android lineup without angering its partners?

Source: WSJ

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Motorola Releases Ice Cream Sandwich Upgrade Schedule

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Unlocked Samsung Galaxy S III Pre-Orders Show Up on Amazon for $779 and Up

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Court in Delaware Orders Apple and HTC to Talk About a Settlement in August

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Samsung's New Galaxy S III Has Already Passed 9 Million Sales on Pre-Orders Alone

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