I just have a question. Why didn't Google design their own hardware now that they own Motorola mobility. Wouldn't the device be even more pure as Google has complete control of everything. Also wouldn't profit margins be slightly higher? Just a thought.
Also I'm not sure if this belongs here or in general.
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Facts about Google’s acquisition of Motorola
Refer http://www.google.com/press/motorola/competition/
What we aren’t doing
1. Closing the Android ecosystem: Android will continue to be an open platform, available to all device manufacturers and software developers.
2. Favoring Motorola Mobility over other hardware manufacturers: Google will continue to work with all its hardware partners. They support this acquisition.
I believe it will take a couple of more android versions for Motorola mobility to start making Nexus devices.
For now they have Samsung, Asus and LG hardware manufacturers who have banked quite well on the Nexus brand.
They might want to give a chance to other manufacturers before bringing their queen out.
Thanks for clearing that out
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Venting frustrations with a question - Does ANYONE have ANY idea if Google is applying any pressure to hardware manufacturers to ensure updates? I would think not.
The ONLY thing that I really appreciate about Apple is that the iPhone is certain to get updates at least during the duration of your 2-year contract term. (by the second generation after your purchase the os might not be backward compatible. I get that.) Android is so hit and miss with updates.
Take the Vibrant for example. (please no idiot posts about "you knew what you were getting!" "They never promised upgrades!" etc) When this phone came out it was, and stil is, touted as one of the best gaming phones on the market due to it's gpu. So anyone with any technical understanding could only assume that updates would come. Why put a super charged turbo in a mini van? (again, no idiot posts about the obvious).
I for one will NEVER BUY SAMSUNG AGAIN. I am looking at the HTC Pyramid. At least my htc g1 got all the updates it could handle.
Fragmentation and lack of support could end up being the legacy of android unless something changes. on the other hand, I suppose I do appreciate the commitment of samsung to update their phones "within 6 months of an os update release."
Thanks for letting me vent...
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Alot of people see android and fragmentation in the same reply and become angry. Those are usually the words from iphone fans. But I do believe android needs to apply pressure to companies who put android on there devices. Support can make a big difference when it comes to customers. I have faith in android/google to figure out a balance of open source and some type of rule set for companies wth resources to apply updates.
I just hope it doesn't end up like winmo.
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Software updates should be given out by googleand google only.
I trust google and no one else in the android world.
xriderx66 said:
Software updates should be given out by googleand google only.
I trust google and no one else in the android world.
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All android phones should be like the nexus,get updates directly from google
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xriderx66 said:
Software updates should be given out by googleand google only.
I trust google and no one else in the android world.
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Exactly.
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I am not considering anything but a nexus phone when its time to replace my vibrant....but honestly I don't care too much I got this phone knowing that samsung are gangsters and just leave phones with no real support...i knew from the start that it would be popular enough to have dev support....my phone has been rooted from day one
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Welcome to the open source world. Get a Google phone if you want updates, they only have two available .
If only they have done that from the start.
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ALL of you are ignoring the fact the nexus doesn't have gingerbread... I mean we may have it sooner (leaks)
Android is as open as the developers behind the handset. The whole open source is better is just a lie that geeks tell themselves to justify their purchase. Take Vibrants for example, Android can still be the open platform that it is but without the developers behind it, it is nothing. Openess doesn't worth ****, not for phones.
A good counter example is iPhone (or WP7 eventually if the community grows), while the platform is closed source, the jailbroken community is still prosperous and brought many additional function to the platform without being open source platform in the first place.
sp1kez said:
All android phones should be like the nexus,get updates directly from google
From a business perspective, Google does not even want to come close to this responsibility. To much cost and responsibility at stake.
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it seems that google buys moto... does this mean android will be moto only now? http://mediacenter.motorola.com/Press-Releases/Google-to-Acquire-Motorola-Mobility-3797.aspx
now we will get good quality stable android phone...!
It got me glad and worried at the same time
Im really glad coz motorola mobility has a mountain of patents that Google could use against Patent trolls like Apple and others.
In fact the huge amount of patents that Motorola owns assures that
Appple et all are cross licensing at least some of the said patents.
I almost wish that Google bought up Nokia also but MS beat them
with their trojan horse.
But it also got me worried that since Google now has its own handset company,
its going to run it as a business with the intention to recover its expenses and make a profit, which is natural but it also means it will be competing with its own licensees like HTC, Samsung, LG etc.
What does this mean in the future for its Android licensees who are now its
rivals in the Android Market?
It almost seems unprofessional for Google to be both License Holder and now competitor yet i cant blame Google for buying up Motorola after the way
Apple is throwing its weight around with Samsung, HTC etc
Anyway Nokia does own Symbian and competed with the same licensees like Sony Ericksonn, Samsung etc in the past.
So I guess Google can do its best to reassure its Android licensees that
its still business as usual.
Google's primary objective seemed to be keeping the patents out of the hands of Microsoft/Apple/trolls. They certainly didn't need more to worry about.
As for their phones... I think (and hope!) that Google plans on treating them the same way they treat Chrome: Use Motorola to make the other players step up their game. Chrome was the first to market with a large variety of security technology, and since then both IE and Safari have started adopting similar technology... the Android ecosystem is currently a security nightmare!
Lets hope, though, that this is nothing like Nokia & Symbian... Nokia's purchase of Symbian was a total failure, everyone around it immediately began abandoning it, and then even NOKIA did! Nokia has also abandoned Meego, only throwing out the N9 to the non-major markets, with no intention of selling it in the larger markets. Symbian is more likely an example of Android crushing them, and Meego of Microsoft paying them a butt load of money (plus management FROM Microsoft!), so hopefully both examples will look totally different.
Yep, this is all about patents.
It won't greatly affect its relationship with giving out Android to other manufacturers. However, we'll hopefully see moto phones be all Nexus like and on every carrier with various styles and configurations.
I've owned 5 or so Motorola phones over the past decade and you couldn't pay me enough to ever use another.
If for some reason Motorola did become the only Android phone or even the flagship, I'd swap to WM7 or iOS.
I read a few articles about this and a few of them worrying about if android wouldn't be open platform anymore. But google's bread and butter is ad market for search. And search market is shifting to mobile from desktop computer. More android device more money for them. Simply they CAN NOT give up android as an open platform. Thats my 2 cents.
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Future AOSP builds include motoblur... boo
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This was just sent to me.
"Dear MOTODEV member,
Today, Google and Motorola Mobility have announced their intention to enter an agreement under which Google will acquire Motorola Mobility. This is a positive step in Motorola Mobility's evolution and exciting news for the Android ecosystem.
As you know, Motorola Mobility has played a leading role in the advancement of the Android platform globally. With Google, we plan to continue to build upon our 80-year history of technology innovation and take Motorola Mobility's cutting-edge products and solutions to the next level.
We do not expect this announced transaction to have any immediate impact on MOTODEV programs or activities. As the transaction moves forward we will keep you informed as details become available.
As always, technology innovation remains the lifeblood of Motorola Mobility and the success of our developer community remains top priority for MOTODEV.
Sincerely, The MOTODEV team"
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in other words, really nothing is different. Motorola still makes Motorola phones and Google still makes android and the two will never merge, aosp will never be blur, and Motorola will not be the only android phone manufacturer. all this will ever mean is that Google might sometimes get updates to moto a little quicker, and get access to their hardware patents, etc... nothing really that will affect the consumers.
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http://rootzwiki.com/content.php?r=225-The-end-of-MotoBlur
I know who's making my next phone. Thoughts?
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Does this mean unlocked bootloaders for Motorola?!
edit: Also here http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/15/google-acquiring-motorola-mobility/
Larry page said it will continue to be run as a seperate company.
With that said...Google also has share holders and must improve Motorola mobilities stocks now. So they have to do what's in the best interest of those holders. As much as we would like to believe what they say by only being to strenghten android and their patents I am afraid there will be no choice but to drive extreme inovavtion in moto mob thus cutting other competitors short. They will eventually have little choice honestly.
Point is don't believe all the PR that Google is spreading at the moment.
So apparently Google plans to up it patent portfolio by purchasing Motorola Mobility. What do you think this will mean for our handset and the future of Motorola handsets?
Good or Bad?
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Good. Google may actually listen to us instead of ignoring us all the way (we may get updates quicker as well)
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Good, this is really good news. If not right now for current Motorola users, then for sure for the future of Android. I believe this will make new standards for android. For example Stock Gingerbread, Specs, etc. We will be seeing more phones on the quality of the Nexus 1 and Nexus S, but made by Motorola.
This also includes better OS updates because they will come straight from Google, and I hope that they will support Motorola's current rather than just their future devices. I wonder whether Google will just have Motorola make stock gingerbread phones in the future, or improve the Motorola Applications Platform...
This was more of a move to buy patents. However this helps Android as a whole, because it helps to cut down the legal BS with Apple.
As for Motorola, hopefully this will finally be the end of Motoblur forever!...
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There may be growing pains and hickups but in the grand scheme of things I think it's very promising!!!!!!
The official google post here.
It's bloody good news that is what it is
Excellent News!!!! Yippy
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The official google post here.
It's bloody good news that is what it is
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Don't have the link handy, but Engaget is covering it too. The responses are very active.
Also Engaget announced a Motorola Defy+ today for all the Googlorola fans our there...
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Why start another thread for discussing this when one was already started only a couple of hours before?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1219090
This is good if you plan on staying with motorola phones. It can actually hurt the other manufacturers.
It seems that our dear friends at Google have decided to make a twelve billion dollar purchase of Motorola Mobility, the division of Motorola dealing with phones and other mobile devices.
This purchase will aid in combating many of the patent lawsuits against android and Motorola Mobility, but that shouldn't be the best part of it.
In my opinion, this has the potential to be a wonderful thing. It opens many possibilities for future Motorola devices. Maybe we'll see stock android on a myriad of Motorola devices, unlocked bootloader, or a Motorola Nexus phone.
With no doubt, great things are to come.
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I'm going to close this although it is very interesting news. Please discuss in the General forum. There is a thread open there.