Last week’s announcement of Google’s plans to acquire Motorola — Googorola — created a massive change for Android licensees. They are now looking for alternatives, tossing the biggest smartphone platform into flux and increasing the interest in what will happen to RIM — with specific emphasis on its QNX platform. As if that weren’t enough, speculation surrounding the HP spinoff of its PC division tossed the PC market into flux, initially benefiting Apple, Lenovo, and Dell but suggesting that Compaq could be reborn. The Holy Crap moments just keep coming.
Guess it was a good thing I missed out on getting an Android phone just for data access. Now, where do I sign up for the new "Compaq"?
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Birth of Googorola, Rebirth of Compaq, Death of RIM
Posted by: Rob Enderle August 22, 2011 05:00 AMLast week’s announcement of Google’s plans to acquire Motorola — Googorola — created a massive change for Android licensees. They are now looking for alternatives, tossing the biggest smartphone platform into flux and increasing the interest in what will happen to RIM — with specific emphasis on its QNX platform. As if that weren’t enough, speculation surrounding the HP spinoff of its PC division tossed the PC market into flux, initially benefiting Apple, Lenovo, and Dell but suggesting that Compaq could be reborn. The Holy Crap moments just keep coming.