[ Thanks to brideoflinux
for this link. ]
“There’s been very little in the way of real news about Google’s
purchase of Motorola Mobility since the deal was announced on
August 15th. We know this acquisition was made mainly because
Google desperately needs to beef up its mobile patent portfolio,
and that Motorola has several boatloads of such patents. This means
if this sale can pass antitrust muster with the DOJ, Google will be
in a much better position to wheel and deal with the likes of
Apple, maybe even Oracle, when it comes to Android and alleged
patent infringements.“Everybody gets that – no argument. However, many tech
writers have been wondering out loud how Android vendors like HTC
and Samsung feel about Google competing with them in the consumer
marketplace. Aren’t they worried that Google will give preference
to Motorola at the expense of the other handset makers?”