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Google to Acquire Motorola Mobility

Anybody else see the news on this? I'm hoping for great things in the distant future!
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This is a game changer for the industry. I'm not saying Google's going to come in and dominate now that they have a cell phone production company. This does mean that each business that competes in the cell phone market will have to re-evaluate how they approach the competition.

I'm hoping it'll also means we get some pure vanilla Android devices from Motorola like the original Droid was.....

I was thinking the same thing as far as the vanilla android. I'm hoping for a few more keyboard sliders like the droid line as well as quicker updates. Probably won't see it with the D3 but as future devices come out, and it'd definitely be nice.
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n0manarmy said:
This is a game changer for the industry. I'm not saying Google's going to come in and dominate now that they have a cell phone production company. This does mean that each business that competes in the cell phone market will have to re-evaluate how they approach the competition.
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I think the additional control they'll have will allow for better QC. I may dislike the iphone but I do see how working with everything so closely knit allows for a better device overall. I just hope the other alliance manufacturers don't catch a hissy over this.
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So far, no hissy fits LOL But this is also PR speak as well.
Peter Chou, CEO, HTC:
We welcome the news of today's acquisition, which demonstrates that Google is deeply committed to defending Android, its partners, and the entire ecosystem.
Bert Nordberg, President & CEO, Sony Ericsson:
I welcome Google's commitment to defending Android and its partners.
Jong-Seok Park, President & CEO, LG:
We welcome Google's commitment to defending Android and its partners.
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tcrews said:
So far, no hissy fits LOL But this is also PR speak as well.
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That's good so far! I'm sure google took special precautions before letting the news out so the other oems wouldn't feel threatened.
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Maybe this will mean quicker updates for us in the future, especially if the OMAP4 is the lead platform for ICS. I'd love it if the D3 and Bionic were the first non Nexus devices to get vanilla ICS.

I'm just thinking of all the possibilities now...(hopefully) we can get things like unlocked bootloader, faster ICS thats hopefully vanilla, and all that fun stuff now.
I was so surprised at this when I read it this morning I actually checked to make sure it wasn't Apr 1.

I hope this means unlocked bootloader and root is coming soon to this phone! Also, we need some ICS!

If you inherited Apple...

What would you do??? I ask here looking for respones from andoid fanboys/iphone haters and wonder, would you change it? Would you make iOS open-source, or would you leave things be as is? The customer base and following are already massive, with rediculos profit margins so what would you do?

make all the patents open source for the community
all the devices will use standard usb connections
make iOS open source
Apps Store will host any software from any developer
upgrade the iphones
upgrade the ipads
make iphone/ipad with battery replacement doors for each battery change
make iphone/ipad with USB ports
bring the MAC PC / laptops up to date with the rest of the world
make the Mac OS open source, as it was originally where its roots was from
reduce the price
drop itunes, make music/video download from App Store
and much more

Close it.
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Restart the philanthropic projects policy that Steve Jobs cancelled in 1994, start donating a shed load to cancer research rather than keeping it all for myself and stockholders.

Review all of the company's policy, make it open source, share its technology with the rest of the world, and ultimately, Goople anyone?

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Put all my money into android.
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Here's what I would do:
Switch to Linux from xnu for apple operating systems
Full osx on ipad.
Open source all of ios except the app store (keep that on apple products only)
3rd party apps without jailbreak
Make it easier for developers to do their thing
Android on iPhone as an option

charlieb620 said:
Put all my money into android.
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then it'll be called
Macdroid

drpsyko said:
Review all of the company's policy, make it open source, share its technology with the rest of the world, and ultimately, Goople anyone?
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Good answer. Hopefully that would stop the needless patent lawsuits.

dang wish i could edit and add a poll, i guess the main answer i was looking for would be would you
1) SELL OUT
2) MAKE DRASTIC CHANGES
3) CONTINUE TO RUN BUISNESS AS IS

Nothing. Well maybe be a little bit more liberal, but nothhing on the business side.

Leave it as is. No point changing Apple. The simple and easy design suits their customer base. Plus if people want usb and open source etc, that is what androids is for
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Buy some explosives, evacuate all Apple buildings, and destroy it all! Mwahahaha!
-How cruel is the golden rule, when the lives we live are all golden plated-

I'm almost positive I would just sell the company and be rich!
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m1l4droid said:
I'd sell it to Google for only 20 million dollars. I think they'll be more than happy to buy Apple that cheap, and I'd be living happily ever after with that money.
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Really? So you want to get rid of all competition? As a consumer, you'll be the loser. Don't forget that.

Tomdg07 said:
I'm almost positive I would just sell the company and be rich!
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If you inherited Apple you really think you would need to sell the company to get rich?
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I'm glad a lot of people here doesn't run multi billion companies! You might be cleaver and you might be able to hack a phone, but having business sense? Heeeeell no!
The world would collapse!
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BazookaAce said:
I'm glad a lot of people here doesn't run multi billion companies! You might be cleaver and you might be able to hack a phone, but having business sense? Heeeeell no!
The world would collapse!
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And that's why I would just sell out.....
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Leave everything else and start selling apples, and fund cancer research

I'd shoot the SoB who created that PoS software itunes!
Just installed it to wipe my old ipod for my father in law to be, started it and bang! crashes the PC
Bloody apple crap

Steve Jobs wanted to destroy Android

What do you guys think about this?
I will spend my last dying breath if I need to, and I will spend every penny of Apple's $40 billion in the bank, to right this wrong. I'm going to destroy Android, because it's a stolen product. I'm willing to go thermonuclear war on this.Steve JobsApple
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Here's the link to read more.
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ephraim033 said:
What do you guys think about this?
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I think it's off topic for the general section of the Samsung Galaxy S II forum.

Just to think of it.. He also copied the mouse (i think) and so called innovated it.. Psss
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oinkylicious said:
I think it's off topic for the general section of the Samsung Galaxy S II forum.
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I think it relates because it is between iOS and Android w/c is the OS of SGS2 and i want the opinions of my fellow SGS2 users.. But if the mods want to move this they can freely do so..
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ephraim033 said:
What do you guys think about this?
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I thank god I'm not an Apple sheep . I hear Apple's iOS 5 has a brand new pull down notification bar.. And Android's supposedly copying Apple? Lol it's just a good laugh in my opinion
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kyleforge said:
I thank god I'm not an Apple sheep . I hear Apple's iOS 5 has a brand new pull down notification bar.. And Android's supposedly copying Apple? Lol it's just a good laugh in my opinion
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Yeah, now it's time for android to sue apple.. No words can explain how angry i was when i read about this article..
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that is pathetic -.-

Its just simple business, destroy the competition before they grow even stronger. This extends itself beyond phones to ipads, tablets and anything that competes with Apple.
After all Google acquired the developer of Android in 2005 and it was listed as distributed in 2007. Only until recently have Apple became very agressive in terms of suing and other lawsuits etc. Why? Because he realised just how much of a threat Android has become.
Windows could copy him, he woudnt have cared less but after all, last quarter of 2010 Android was listed as the best selling platform with over 190million Android devices to date.
Only makes sense for Apple to want to curb this growth although the reality is those who loves Apple products will never learn. They could release an iphone 5 with next to no new features and people will still go crazy and line up for days to buy it. They cant do any wrong but those Apple fans should be thanking the healthy competition Android provides because its due this competition that both platforms have lifted their game to out do eachother. SG2 is only as good as it is so it can sell agressively, its the only way potential Iphone owners will consider swapping and due to Android phones like this, Iphone have to provide more features to continue growing instead of crap like Iphone 4s which really is a pathetic upgrade (well not for Apple given how limited the Iphone 4 was) but in reality the features it offers is what many Android phones (LG, Motorolla, HTC, Samsung) have offered for a while.
Either way i dont mind Apple being popular, it forces Android phones to be even better so consumers win either way

I love android but He was good man

I think it's actually quite sad and pathetic the obsession he buiilt up about destroying Android, never mind fairytales about stealing it was all in his mind, he thought he was the main man and Apple were THE most advanced when it came to technology but couldn't hack it when Android came in and pulled the carpet from under him and Apple so decided to cry foul and accuse them of all sorts and issue patent after patent, that doesn't sound to me like a "technology genius" rather a bitter man who simply couldn't accept Apple were being brushed aside by Android.
Anyway this is probably for the general forum.
Just my two cents anyway.

I think he won't succeed.

Who cares what Steve MOD EDIT Jobs said, he was just a glorified marketing man. Apple is rotten to its core - a bit like Jobs now.

I think Larry Ellison will destroy Android for him.

I think that, without Steve Jobs, we wouldn't have these fancy android phones. There wouldn't be a dual-core 1.2ghz phone running an extremely customizable O.S without Apple creating the iPhone. But now there is.
Its called innovation. Company 1 makes a product that sells well. Company 2 "copies" them and creates a different and/or better product. Company 1 then releases an upgrade and tries to beat. Company 2's product. Its never ending and allows for products to improve at an extremely fast rate. That is, until company 1 sues everyone who improved upon their product and is now outselling them!
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How? Unless he has an ipad and a router in his box...
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Was surprise in Steve's book about the bit on Gorilla glass. Was invented in the 60s but Corning couldn't find a use for it. The original iphone was suppose to have a plastic screen but Steve wanted it with glass instead. So his friend suggested he talk to Corning about it.
Corning haven't been making this stuff and Apple wanted this stuff in 6 months for the launch. They converted an lcd plant and got their best people to make the glass.
Apple should have taken out an exclusive license on it. Who knows maybe Steve thinks Andriod stole the glass too.

Android Central posted a good article on this subject: http://tinyurl.com/6l5ps8z
And regarding slide to unlock, it's like ford getting a patent on car doors.
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Is this news to you?
Apple does not like competition. That's nothing new.
He was only afraid because Android got so extremely popular by being the direct opposite of iOS. Open-source and not restrictive.
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What do you guys think about this?
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I think that thread name is wrong... It should say "Steve Jobs WANTED to destroy Android"

jangomango said:
How? Unless he has an ipad and a router in his box...
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That is no use to him, as he always thinks out of the box.

Google Sues Apple

I was so happy today when I learned that Google is suing Apple...
Google claims that Apple is violating their patents and thus all the imports of the iPhone, iPad, and Mac computers need to stop immediately. I really hope they win because Apple deserves a taste of their own medicine.
Source:
Google Sues Apple Finally
In a related matter..Apple won in the Apple vs. Samsung lawsuit but Google suing Apple is still in the process. There is still some hope left. If Google wins then its a major victory but after Samsung's loss it just seems more unlikely
Source:
Apple Wins in Samsung Lawsuit

I'm more interested in finding out what the patents in question are. If they are technical or design patents it's Karma coming back to take a bite out of Apple.

Here is another article on it.
And I also hope that Google wins!

Finally, some action
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Hekz yez.
Apple: "Gooby, plz, no."

apple got a big bite from the big G on this one

I saw this earlier and laughed so hard

F%#& YEAH!!!
BTW I am still waiting for Apple to post an apology to Samsung on their website

ak700 said:
F%#& YEAH!!!
BTW I am still waiting for Apple to post an apology to Samsung on their website
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I am still waiting Apple to buy free advertising for Samsung...

Forget it. Apple got its way around and doesn't gave to do it anymore :-/ I really wanted to see it too
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WOW at last apple got what it deserved :laugh:

I'm guessing the notification bar is the most obvious thing Google are suing them about.

Yes, me too. I cant wait to see apple apology..lol
And I hope google win too
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Yay! I really hope they win this! Then no more apple!

Ohhh yea! Hope Google wins and teaches Apple a lesson!

At least Apple can't buy their way out of patent disputes with Google like they could with most others because Google has the means and incentive to fight them all the way, and hopefully Google is gonna do what we all hope and use all those Motorola patents to defend manufacturers using Android and maybe get Apple off the S3's back.

it seems like samsung and google are finally taking sides together and tries to defeat the evil master apple
i hope google wins, gang up that b*tch!!! >

Geordie Lad said:
At least Apple can't buy their way out of patent disputes with Google like they could with most others because Google has the means and incentive to fight them all the way, and hopefully Google is gonna do what we all hope and use all those Motorola patents to defend manufacturers using Android and maybe get Apple off the S3's back.
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Hopefully... Google wins but I can see this case going on for years. At the end, I think its just going to be a settle for an undisclosed amount...
I really can't see a quick end to this war.

Super2cool said:
Hopefully... Google wins but I can see this case going on for years. At the end, I think its just going to be a settle for an undisclosed amount...
I really can't see a quick end to this war.
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It's more likely Google ends up promising to drop the case if Apple drops some of their current and future legal actions.

m1l4droid said:
AWESOME. I sure do hope they win. Apple need to be thought a lesson.
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I agree!

Google kills Android

I just read this article on Gizmodo.... I am curious to get the XDA peeps opinion.
Google Has Killed Android (the Brand)
http://gizmodo.com/5986229/

Not a big deal to me. just bring on key lime pie.

Many people already call them "Google Phone" so yeah...

Non sense...
Only one qn..do u want a good os or keep up the brand name ??
Btw android was nothing till google came into picture.. nobody even knew there was such a thing..if somebody make that this public better appreciate them..
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anuseb89 said:
Non sense...
Only one qn..do u want a good os or keep up the brand name ??
Btw android was nothing till google came into picture.. nobody even knew there was such a thing..if somebody make that this public better appreciate them..
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Exactly who cares what they call it
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I personally can care less BUT I do get annoyed when people call them Droids.

Yeah, don't care what they call it. Google phone sounds ok to me.

Nothing but clickbait

A incompetent writer wrote a sensationalist article with a sensationalist title to get more clicks. Just look at his older articles.
Who would have thunk?
edit: A "more" correct title will be "Google kills Android as a brand name".

Was that written by a 7th grader?
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Jess813 said:
I personally can care less BUT I do get annoyed when people call them Droids.
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I do too, but that's because 'Droids" are verizon-rebranded and they are historically gigantic piles of crap. I feel like comparing my nexus 4 to any phone verizon has called a droid is just an outright insult, honestly.
On the flipside, though, if a phone runs android or any android distro I use the blanket android term, similarly to how I use the term linux box for any pc running any linux distro

minieod said:
Was that written by a 7th grader?
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Apparently it's by an "CEO".

More blog noise.

What a non-story that is.
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I was under the impression that they were killing the OS...

Ace42 said:
I was under the impression that they were killing the OS...
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Me also lol
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That was easily one of the stupidest things I've ever read
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woody296 said:
Not a big deal to me. just bring on key lime pie.
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Mmmm PiE
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Jess813 said:
Google Has Killed Android (the Brand)[
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You kind of have to look at Google's motives for Android in the first place. They saw the importance of the future of mobile and that iOS was in the process of owning it. They launched Android primarily to protect their advertising sales business and then started monetizing content sales through Play. So if their motivation is advertising and content sales what difference does it make whose name is on the physical device or if people know their device is "Android?" I'm sure they aren't pleased with the forking taking place (Amazon) or the overlays being added that F-up the update process (100MM Galaxy's sold) but at the end of the day their well positioned in mobile and raking in tons of profit from mobile advertising and content sales. Google makes the same in those categories whether the masses buy a “Galaxy,” “HTC Sense,” or a Nexus where Android’s still fairly prominent.
“Galaxy” now leads “Android” as a smartphone search term which kind of tells you what volume and marketing does for consumer brand awareness. Samsung Electronics spent $12B in marketing and promotion in 2012. HTC’s market capitalization (the value of the entire company) is only $8B. That amount of marketing spend buys you a lot of aided and unaided brand awareness.
"Samsung ‘Galaxy' has become a more popular search term than Android for web users searching for information about Android-powered smartphones, highlighting many handset makers' fears that Samsung is becoming bigger than the other Android manufacturers and that the smartphone market is slowly becoming a two-handset, rather than an operating systems, race."​
http://www.hindustantimes.com/techn...s-Galaxy-not-Android/SP-Article1-1009843.aspx

BarryH_GEG said:
You kind of have to look at Google's motives for Android in the first place. They saw the importance of the future of mobile and that iOS was in the process of owning it. They launched Android primarily to protect their advertising sales business and then started monetizing content sales through Play. So if their motivation is advertising and content sales what difference does it make whose name is on the physical device or if people know their device is "Android?" I'm sure they aren't pleased with the forking taking place (Amazon) or the overlays being added that F-up the update process (100MM Galaxy's sold) but at the end of the day their well positioned in mobile and raking in tons of profit from mobile advertising and content sales. Google makes the same in those categories whether the masses buy a “Galaxy,” “HTC Sense,” or a Nexus where Android’s still fairly prominent.
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You need to look at this long term. Samsung definitely has the ambitions to become a new apple, i.e. build "their own ecosystem". OS (Tizen), advertising, app store etc etc.
As they already have hooked enough of users on their brand/touch wiz, next step will be to release tizen and make sure there is a certain mass of critical apps and after this samsung can start migrating users over.
Users don't give a damn if it is android/qnx/tizen/firefox os or whatever. As long as it looks the same and feels the same. Which what touchwiz is for.
So I guess el goog will need to do something if it is already not too late. Sadly the motorola is not the solution.