So Google's going to let Moto continue their losing strategy while Samsung and HTC reduce their investment in Android. And they're rapidly losing karma on the patent front as well. What's the upside of this acquisition?
No. Once the acquisition is fully approved and Google has the reins massive layoffs will come for (a much needed) housecleaning. At that stage Google will align the mobile strategy with whatever direction they think is the winner (I don't know if they know what this is yet).
Yet, note that Motorola != mobile phone, a huge part of Motorola Mobility does cable set to boxes and has a virtual monopoly on devices used by cable operators in their backends. (If it's clever) Google may use this as the launchpad for the upcoming TV war with Apple.
Notice that they clearly state that the firewall is between the "Android team" and Motorola. Just because the android team and the moto team aren't talking doesn't mean there isn't strategy being driven down from the top to point them in a better, more complimenting direction.
Also, with Google's AR glasses and products like the MOTOACTV one can begin to see how having a hardware arm could prove extremely beneficial.
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So Google's going to let Moto continue their losing strategy while Samsung and HTC reduce their investment in Android. And they're rapidly losing karma on the patent front as well. What's the upside of this acquisition?
No. Once the acquisition is fully approved and Google has the reins massive layoffs will come for (a much needed) housecleaning. At that stage Google will align the mobile strategy with whatever direction they think is the winner (I don't know if they know what this is yet).
Yet, note that Motorola != mobile phone, a huge part of Motorola Mobility does cable set to boxes and has a virtual monopoly on devices used by cable operators in their backends. (If it's clever) Google may use this as the launchpad for the upcoming TV war with Apple.
But what if the winning direction is tight integration with Android? They just took that option off the table.
Notice that they clearly state that the firewall is between the "Android team" and Motorola. Just because the android team and the moto team aren't talking doesn't mean there isn't strategy being driven down from the top to point them in a better, more complimenting direction.
Also, with Google's AR glasses and products like the MOTOACTV one can begin to see how having a hardware arm could prove extremely beneficial.