Google Gives Android Some Extra Mobility

Another week, another Google headline, and this time it’s their planned acquisition of Motorola Mobility that’s getting those speculative tongues wagging.

A $12.5 billion deal has been confirmed, and it’s no secret that the most prized jewel in this particular crown is that of the company’s expansive range of patents. What’s becoming apparent to those long-sighted speculators are, not only the obvious benefits of these patents, but also the potential for limiting (or even profiting from) Google’s competitors in following any trails they blaze.

"Google think that mobile is the future”

With this latest purchase being the most expensive in the company’s history, it shows just how seriously Google are taking the future of mobile web. Ben Bisco, Client Services Director at Homejames, said this:

“From the advent of Android and the relationship with various handset manufacturers to the development of honeycomb tablets, it’s clear that Google think that the future is mobile; and with good reason.

“We think our mobiles are important to us, but in the developing world mobiles are one of the few ways of accessing the web. The potential from a commercial and social point of view is huge. If Google can create cheap handsets, perhaps in the model of the chromebook, the impact would be enormous. Furthermore, in the developed world, this is another huge leap towards device independent computing.

“This is yet another way that Google is taking on its rivals Apple, MicroSoft & Facebook. With their current portfolio of products (Search, G+, Google Docs, Android, and the Chromebook) and now this latest development, I can see them actually making this a reality.”

Whilst Apple Inc might not be too happy at this latest maneuver, it seems certain to eventually benefit the end-users once the potential of this latest technological coupling is realised.