Monday morning, Google announced plans to acquire Motorola Mobility for around $12.5 billion, or $40 per share. Google cites Motorola’s commitment to Android and its success based on that commitment as a motivation behind the purchase, but the company mentions another reason fueling the acquisition: patent attacks being levied at Android. Make no mistake; that’s the real reason this deal went down.
Just last week, it looked like Motorola was considering seeking royalties related to patents it holds that Android might violate, in an effort to strengthen its position relative to more successful Android hardware partners like Samsung and HTC. It seems likely that talks were underway at that point, so perhaps CEO Sanjay Jha was hinting at this development when he said that investors could soon expect to “see a meaningful difference in positions of many Android players. Both, in terms of avoidance of royalties, as well as potentially being able to collect royalties.”
To read the full, original article click on this link: With Motorola purchase, Google buys a seat at the patent table — Mobile Technology News
Author:Darrell Etherington
