Re: Google to sell Motorola Mobility to Lenovo for around $3 billion.
How is this not surprising? This was such low key that the announcement kicked us in the place where the sun doesn't shine. This move is such a huge enigma.
I didn't expect it, but once I thought about it I realized it made sense. Google said from the start that they wanted Motorola for the patents, and didn't plan to compete directly with their hardware partners. Okay, now (well, after the deal goes through) they have just the patents, and everyone knows they aren't favoring Motorola to line their own pockets. Lenovo is a large, competent company that makes a lot of smartphones in Asia. They are trying to break into the high-end and American markets with this purchase.
I'm not excited about it, but this isn't necessarily a disaster like Palm going to HP. Lenovo actually wants to have a smartphone strategy.
Sent from my Moto X
I think HP did, too, until the CEO changed. All of HP nearly died, the Palm was a minor casualty in the larger picture.
Lenovo ruined the Thinkpad.
I've heard very good things about the Yoga, though.
And to think that this is the first phone that's excited me since the Palm pre and WebOS...
I think I bring bad mojo to any party...
Me, too.
When I told a friend I'd just bought a Moto X, he teased me about picking losers.
yeah, it was the latter. Sad for the consumer, and although Google may not realize it, it will weaken android.
How about a Motorola Nexus! The Moto NeXus.
That is one bright point -- it substantially increases the odds that the next Nexus will be built by Motorola, with Motorola radio reception and quite possibly with Motorola fit & finish.
Time will tell.
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