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Originally Posted by Graham
I think it'll work out better for Google this way. I imagine that they were getting some backlash from the other decive manufacturers who were wary that Google might give Motorola preferential treatment.
And although they've sold the device business, they've hung on to the key patents.
Graham
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Motorola's patent portfolio was the main reason for the buy in the first place. Maybe Google hung onto the hardware business long enough to get a near Nexus device to the market that was viable and could stand on its own - a blueprint for other device makers.