Appolicious - The jig is up. As the $12.5 billion Google-Motorola deal gained approval from the U.S. just hours after the European Union granted clearance, it’s becoming harder to believe the acquisition will have little impact on Android. Google insists the Motorola Mobility buy was a patent acquisition to defend Android from the recent smattering of lawsuits from Apple and others. But this is really a win for Google, its Android OS and Motorola. From a device and software standpoint, it’s high time Google admits the need for an independent hardware channel. After all, this could work.
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