And to think that they've just released the MotoX, and now this.
I was so close to buying one, I'm going to have to hold off now.
Lenovo to buy Google's Motorola handset division
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Re: Lenovo to buy Google's Motorola handset division
#42Huge announcement if true, and if this accounts for the entirety of the Motorola purchase that Google made. That means that in less than two years, Google shredded 85% of the $13bn paid for Motorola. At the time, the high price paid was excused for the patents, because the business itself did not generate nearly enough earnings to justify the price. Now, if it is true that the patents are part of the deal (the articl…
I would wager that it means a ton of these patents arent useful anymore.. the stuff coming out of google X will pretty much make these old patents kinda uselesss. Even the very nature of the cell phone is rapidly changing and Google Glass is a useless halfstep with contacts coming right around the corner which will be the real hardware killer.
>the stuff coming out of google X will pretty much make these old patents kinda uselesss.
Why would the stuff coming out of Google X make patents related to cellphones useless?
Re: Lenovo to buy Google's Motorola handset division
#43Earlier quoted context omitted.
> It's also a big statement on Google's ability to succeed in the hardware market, where they've never seemed to be able to gain real success despite their attempts with notebooks and phones. And Google TV. Let's not forget that huge failure. "By the summer of 2012, the majority of the televisions you see in stores will have Google TV embedded in it." -Eric Schmidt
A year off and the name is different, but Chromecast has redefined the way I think about 'Smart TVs' and HTPCs. Google's long game still looks good in this area, IMO.
Yeah, Chromecast is pretty amazing. I bought one and everyone in my family who has been over to see it has purchased one as well.
Re: Lenovo to buy Google's Motorola handset division
#44Google is a mess. Seriously. What happened? It's like there's been a void in their executive leadership in the last couple years.
Re: Lenovo to buy Google's Motorola handset division
#45Huge announcement if true, and if this accounts for the entirety of the Motorola purchase that Google made. That means that in less than two years, Google shredded 85% of the $13bn paid for Motorola. At the time, the high price paid was excused for the patents, because the business itself did not generate nearly enough earnings to justify the price. Now, if it is true that the patents are part of the deal (the articl…
>Google shredded 85% of the $13bn paid for Motorola
http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/17/arris-closes-deal-to-buy-...
To be fair they got $2.2bn of it back by selling off Motorola's cable STB and modem business.
Re: Lenovo to buy Google's Motorola handset division
#46Smart move from Google, they remove the possibility of being suspected of favoritism. And I suppose they keep the patents, which is what they were really interested in all along.
You mean the patents that didn't actually help Google?
http://www.zdnet.com/in-microsoft-patent-spat-ruling-hints-t...
Re: Lenovo to buy Google's Motorola handset division
#47That is still too much for Motorola handset division. Google must estatic at he chance to recoup that much from one of the worst deals they've ever done.
Re: Lenovo to buy Google's Motorola handset division
#48I wonder if this has anything to do with Apple's focus on the Chinese market. Google could effectively hand off a tightly wound partnership to an established Chinese company in Lenovo that can then leverage Android more effectively in a head to head battle with Apple.
In the interim, Google keeps its hands clean and doesn't enter into the discussions that plague any sort of success in the Chinese marketplace.
Re: Lenovo to buy Google's Motorola handset division
#49Huge announcement if true, and if this accounts for the entirety of the Motorola purchase that Google made. That means that in less than two years, Google shredded 85% of the $13bn paid for Motorola. At the time, the high price paid was excused for the patents, because the business itself did not generate nearly enough earnings to justify the price. Now, if it is true that the patents are part of the deal (the articl…
>Google shredded 85% of the $13bn paid for Motorola http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/17/arris-closes-deal-to-buy-... To be fair they got $2.2bn of it back by selling off Motorola's cable STB and modem business.
I believe Motorola also had $3B in cash when acquired.
Re: Lenovo to buy Google's Motorola handset division
#50Earlier quoted context omitted.
The article suggests that 10,000 patents are part of the deal. I'm not sure if that's the same number as were originally purchased, but I have to think it's the lion's share of them.
I see 'certain patents'. I don't see a reason to read a number out of that.
You're right, I was looking at a different article. Source for the 10,000 number is below.
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/2014-01/30/content_17265533.htm