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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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.