Back in May, Google dotted the I’s and crossed the T’s on its $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility. The purchase was by far Google’s largest acquisition to date, and a contentious one. By acquiring a mobile handset maker, Google was essentially putting itself in direct competition with Android hardware partners like Samsung, Acer, and HTC. But Google swore Motorola wouldn’t get any special favors, and — according to Google, anyway — the acquisition was more about acquiring Motorola Mobility’s patent portfolio than getting into the handset business. Google wanted to make it far more difficult for a company like Apple or Microsoft to claim Android infringed on its intellectual property. If they did, Google could bring Motorola’s patent portfolio to bear.
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