The deal Google announced Monday — to acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion — is a stunning seismic event in the already-heated mobile device and operating system market. Google’s Android OS has been on a tear lately, rivaling Apple for the moniker of coolest smartphone system. Now what? Will Motorola competitors desert Android? Will there be a rush to Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 as an alternative? Or, will things go pretty much the same, with Samsung, LG and Sony happily producing Android phones for years to come? Ah, sure.
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Google-Motorola Deal Rattles the Competition
Posted by: Rob Spiegel August 16, 2011 11:58 AMThe deal Google announced Monday — to acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion — is a stunning seismic event in the already-heated mobile device and operating system market. Google’s Android OS has been on a tear lately, rivaling Apple for the moniker of coolest smartphone system. Now what? Will Motorola competitors desert Android? Will there be a rush to Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 as an alternative? Or, will things go pretty much the same, with Samsung, LG and Sony happily producing Android phones for years to come? Ah, sure.