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#29
Now this is an interesting development. Lets see if the daddy of droid can do it better. I personaly would have to agree with others on the patents. It's allot of patents and to have those under your control opens many doors of possibilities.

I also agree with Met. You can't blame the UI guys for the glitches in the system. The final word goes to the company executives that don't do any of the work but make all the money.

I really hope Google can pull a rabbit out of their butts and get Android back to what it started out as, A simple, clean, and fast OS. Blur is kinda ok but AOSP is faster. It may not look pretty but hey, thats what themes are for......:)
 
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#30
this news will keep my eye on moto, granted its not for sure what the possibilities are in store for it yet, hopefully we will see better things come out of it, this is big news indeed, could bad things come out of it? o yes, will it? no one knows just yet, only time will tell if this was a good move for android, i for one believe it to be, with moto's superior hardware and software, its the best move IMO, hopefully all will play out as we hope it will.
 
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magic1 said:
Poor Apple, always getting kicked around. Lol!
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apple isnt getting kicked around, they still offer some of the best hardware to date, best screen resolution and all, they are worried im sure, but they may see this move and be a little more worried, or just a sigh of relief because now google is going into straight competition with samsung, htc, and lg, we can only wait to see the response from apple (rest assured there will be one)
 
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#33
So far in Googles run everything big they have done turns to gold, so I would not expect for this to fail.

However if I was Google I would can most of the system development department at Motorola and just let developers out there develop the system for them. Lets just say for the fun of it they get ten (people or teams) to do this and they say $1 of every phone goes to this group, 10 cents each and they sell 100,000 that would be $10,000 for each team or person. I would have rather had Apex, CM7, MIUI or any of the other systems running my phone when I got it.

Not that this would ever happen, but would that not be great for the users and the developers!
 
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VoidedSaint said:
apple isnt getting kicked around, they still offer some of the best hardware to date, best screen resolution and all, they are worried im sure, but they may see this move and be a little more worried, or just a sigh of relief because now google is going into straight competition with samsung, htc, and lg, we can only wait to see the response from apple (rest assured there will be one)
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Yeah that's what the pun was about. The only response I've seen out of Apple lately is a bunch of bs about patent infringement.
 
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binary visions said:
In what way is Apple getting kicked around?

They sell two different phones, both with the same form factor. Yet they're the #2 cell phone manufacturer in the world. Their profitability is off the charts and their customer satisfaction is extremely high.

Apple has nothing to be ashamed of.
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Never said they did. Agreed they make top notch products and rate very high in customer satisfaction. I've just seen more whining and complaining of what others are doing and nothing about new products or innovation as of late. My point being I'm sure this will just give em something else to bitch about.
 
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PACAnesFan said:
I just read this. All I can say is...damn. Could this be an 'Apple-esque' move to total vertical integration? Could the Moto build quality be merged with a pure Google experience?

And what does this mean for Samsung, LG, HTC, etc.? I'm sure they didn't view Google as a competitor. With this acquisition, Google now is a competitor.

Lots of potential here; but a lot of unknowns yet.
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Yeah I have the same thoughts as well, you know darn well privately the hardware vendors have to be fuming knowing they are about to compete against the same company they license the O/S from.... :thinking:

I think this will get investigated as a antitrust matter and I doubt it's going to be allowed to move forward without further investigation.
 
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#47
i really can't see how this could go poorly for either side...

Google now owns an absolute truckload of mobile related patents...arguably the best hardware company in the mobile game..and a HUGE guarantee on their OS remaining the sole OS of choice on smartphones from one of the leading suppliers in the world...

Moto gains an absolute truckload of capital...arguably the best software company in the mobile game...and a HUGE guarantee that their hardware should receive the absolute BEST in support from Google and likely be fast tracked for updates, and new versions of Android....

its beautiful for both sides IMO...
 
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#48
I've had a chance to think about this all day. I still can't decide if this is good or not. The pluses have already been stated by most here. There are some negatives that I've read that are worth repeating.

1) The real loser here is HTC and some of the minor players (Sony Erikson, LG, etc.) Assuming all things remain the same with Motorola, Google is not going to let Motorola put out a bad product. It reflects poorly on Google; even more so since Moto is owned by Google. My opinion is Moto IS going to see some benefits that other handset makers are not going to see (streamlined updates, extra features, etc.) Samsung has enough of a global presence that a Google/Moto relationship isn't going to do much; as Moto isn't as big in other countries as Samsung. LG and the other minor players don't have much presence to begin with. That leaves HTC. They are already under siege from Apple with a possible import block hearing next month. If a Google/Moto phone tops the states, and Samsung overseas, where does that leave them? Ripe for a Microsoft takeover. According to an article I read, HTC already makes WP7. Who else does? Nokia. Nokia does not have much U.S. brand loyalty left. HTC has a better U.S. presence. If HTC feels put off by Google/Moto, they really don't have anywhere else to turn. Losing HTC would definitely hurt the Android community. Their designs and UI push the boundaries for other companies.
2) The other Android players outside Motorola would probably view the Google/Moto partnership as competition. Previously, Google was the open source provider of Android, without any real stake in the individual OEMs, other then seeing them succeed as a whole. Now, the other OEMs could be tempted to diversify their phone line up 'just in case'. I don't see the OEMs putting all their eggs in one basket; especially a competitor's. What is the alternative? I don't see another OS coming in and doing anything. WP7 sales are tepid at best. The other OEMs could invest and begin to push WP7 hard, or revive another open source OS (MeeGo) and introduce that to the U.S.

So what does all this mean? For the interim, I don't see any action from HTC, Samsung, etc. However, I would imagine they are making alternate plans; in case the Google relationship nosedives. I think the next move will be from Microsoft. Apple may be effected, but they have enough cash reserves to battle just about anything right now.

Discussion is welcomed. That was a lot of news articles mixed in with my opinions.
 
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#49
binary visions said:
There are too many handset vendors on too many operating systems for this to get blocked under anti-trust laws.
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Hmm strange argument because they have too many vendors, so you think they are too large to be shut down? If it's proven that this tie up with Moto could improve search and ad revenue you can better believe this will be blocked.

Remember the FTC already has an active antitrust investigation with Google and Android is already part of that....
 
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PACAnesFan said:
I've had a chance to think about this all day. I still can't decide if this is good or not. The pluses have already been stated by most here. There are some negatives that I've read that are worth repeating.

1) The real loser here is HTC and some of the minor players (Sony Erikson, LG, etc.) Assuming all things remain the same with Motorola, Google is not going to let Motorola put out a bad product. It reflects poorly on Google; even more so since Moto is owned by Google. My opinion is Moto IS going to see some benefits that other handset makers are not going to see (streamlined updates, extra features, etc.) Samsung has enough of a global presence that a Google/Moto relationship isn't going to do much; as Moto isn't as big in other countries as Samsung. LG and the other minor players don't have much presence to begin with. That leaves HTC. They are already under siege from Apple with a possible import block hearing next month. If a Google/Moto phone tops the states, and Samsung overseas, where does that leave them? Ripe for a Microsoft takeover. According to an article I read, HTC already makes WP7. Who else does? Nokia. Nokia does not have much U.S. brand loyalty left. HTC has a better U.S. presence. If HTC feels put off by Google/Moto, they really don't have anywhere else to turn. Losing HTC would definitely hurt the Android community. Their designs and UI push the boundaries for other companies.
2) The other Android players outside Motorola would probably view the Google/Moto partnership as competition. Previously, Google was the open source provider of Android, without any real stake in the individual OEMs, other then seeing them succeed as a whole. Now, the other OEMs could be tempted to diversify their phone line up 'just in case'. I don't see the OEMs putting all their eggs in one basket; especially a competitor's. What is the alternative? I don't see another OS coming in and doing anything. WP7 sales are tepid at best. The other OEMs could invest and begin to push WP7 hard, or revive another open source OS (MeeGo) and introduce that to the U.S.

So what does all this mean? For the interim, I don't see any action from HTC, Samsung, etc. However, I would imagine they are making alternate plans; in case the Google relationship nosedives. I think the next move will be from Microsoft. Apple may be effected, but they have enough cash reserves to battle just about anything right now.

Discussion is welcomed. That was a lot of news articles mixed in with my opinions.
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I agree with most of your points except I don't think Microsoft is interested in becoming a phone hardware vendor. MS has the same model as Google whereas they supply the software only and sell to as many hardware vendors as possible so they can become the dominate supplier, the polar opposite of Apple whereas they control the hardware and software experience. Each has its Pros and Cons with each model.
 
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