Google, Motorola, Android etc...
This is just a quick link to a really excellent article about Google's strategy with Motorola, which I know will not be of interest to everyone, but if it is, read this, and thanks to the anon commenter who left the link for me.
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Everyone has a bias in this game, and I tried to read this with an open mind, but it doesn't make much sense.
First of all, the comparison to playsforsure - what the hell was that? The fact that nobody's heard of playsforsure and most people have heard of android makes the exchangability of the two cases suspect right off the bat.
"Companies run by smart people avoid Linux and its GPL religion because such fantasy-ideology is toxic to progress (and profits)." I'm not a linux fanboy (I mostly use OSX or win7), but what does this even mean? What about linux is toxic to profits?
"If this sounds as penny wise and pound foolish as Michelle Bachman saying the US can’t afford to extend unemployment benefits while she collects more than a million dollars a year from Medicare payments, farm subsidies and wages on the Federal dime, then yes, you must be of at least moderate intelligence." What does this have to do with anything?
re: Patents and lawsuits - everyone suing everyone is a routine part of business at this point and the patent system is seriously broken. What else is new? This problem is not unique to android.
Anyway, android definitely has its problems. I have an android phone and an ipad 2 and both have their strengths & weaknesses, but this article mostly reads like a rant posing as analysis...
Usually I don't read Dilger/Prince McLean (whatever he's calling himself this week). But I read this piece because of your recommendation Ashley. I didn't find anything there but regurgitation of Dilger's typical anti-MS rant redirected at Google combined with a bunch of half-thought-through theories about the problems of open source licenses.
The best response to Google's merger with Motorola Mobility is probably to sit back and watch.
Motorola obviously brings Google a knockout IP portfolio that they desperately needed. Aside from that there is very good synergy between Motorola Mobility and Google. Just about everything in MMI's stable of products and technologies complements existing Google initiatives and businesses.
Larry Page likes to think big. I very much doubt he wants to copy Apple's business model. Android is successful beyond anyone's wildest expectations and successful by Google's objective of marketshare far beyond iOS. So why would he change the business model to one like Apple's that doesn't leverage what Android has already accomplished?
It will be interesting to see what Google does with Motorola. I don't know what that will be, but they've got the tools now to change the game again or change other games.
Thanks Richard, appreciated your comments (and those of anon).
I will be watching what Google does with MM and I hope it is something innovative and unexpected.
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