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| Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, June 04 2012 @ 09:59 PM EDT |
Ever since the official notification that Google was aiming to buy Motorola,
people have been claiming Google was - in effect:
The puppetmaster pulling
the strings!
However, there has not been a shred of proof offered for such
a claim. Only pure speculation in the form of what appears to be
logic:
On the other hand, one of Motorola's lawsuits against Apple
did start ~late Jan 2012, and it is reasonable to believe that Google authorized
that action.
I say a form of logic because - in my humble opinion -
there's no direct link between the logical conclusion and the evidence
offered:
A: Google is going to buy Motorola
B: After a purchase,
Google will be in a position to decide the direction Motorola Management go
in
C: Therefore, Google must be controlling Motorola Management before
the shareholders of Motorola can even reap the purchase.
Well... that's one
form of logic. Here's another, let's start with outlining the timeline:
Mar 2, 2010,
Apple sues HTC in the US
Oct 6, 2010,
Motorola sues Apple in the US
Oct 15, 2010 Motorols sues
Apple in the US for declaratory Judgement in regards the patents Apple targeted
HTC with
Oct 31, 2010, Apple sues Motorola over touch in the US
Aug 16, 2011, Google releases statement to buy Motorola
Nov 6, 2011,
Motorola wins an injunction against Apple in Germany (not sure if this is
pertaining to the Feb 4, 2012 lawsuit announcements or another, earlier
lawsuit)
Feb 04, 2012 Motorola sues Apple in
Germany.
Feb 12, 2012, Apple sues Motorola in the US.
That
isn't a complete history of the mobility wars between Apple and Motorola.
However, hopefully it's enough to show that a full year and a half before the
announcement of Google to buy Motorola that Motorola was already heavily on the
defensive - including responding offensively.
The point being: it's more
reasonable to think Motorola is fully in control of it's own decisions with
regards it's Legal tactics then it is to think that somehow Google was pulling
the strings before the deal was even completed.
At least, that's what the
history shows and other then rumor that Google is controlling Motorola, there's
no actual evidence in that regard.
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