Google buys mobile division at Motorola. This was announced on Monday from the official press release of the company. According to analysts, is the largest transaction in the history of Internet Corporation, it is estimated at $ 12.5 billion.
As you know, Google is developing a mobile operating system Android, which is installed on the smartphones of several manufacturers, including Motorola. The new acquisition will become a strong asset in the hands of the company to compete with Apple, since Google is now able to independently develop and produce smart phones and tablets on the platform Android.
In the mid 2000s, Motorola phones were one of the most popular in the world, but then the company lost a significant portion of its market share. Motorola tried to produce and "androidfony", many of whom have been very successful in the U.S.
The company is a manufacturer of tablet Xoom - the first device based on a special "tablet" version of Android. It is true that to compete with Apple iPad «pill 'could not. Analysts point out such weaknesses as inflated price and the "raw" software.
In a press release said that the deal still must be approved in the U.S.
What position will the other manufacturers of smartphones on Android? Will the Google brand to revive the fading first manufacturer and will look like the competition with Apple gadgets and new devices from HTC and Samsung? Questions emerged weight, the answers to many of them.
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