EU approves Google's $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility

European antitrust regulators granted Google its blessing to acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. Google is now one step closer to getting complete access to Motorola Mobility’s expansive portfolio of 17,000 patents with the hope to better defend Android from frequent infringement lawsuits.
This marks a major milestone in the acquisition process. Since Google would have the resources to get into the hardware business once it has Motorola’s team on board, one might think it could potentially have an unfair advantage over other Android vendors. It’s possible, but the main use for Motorola Mobility will be patents. The competition, particularly Apple, targets Android in so many lawsuits... »read more

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