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Subject: Re: {DHMN-discussion} Google buys Motorola
From: Bob Waldron <bwald...@gmail.com>
To: dhmn-discussion@googlegroups.com
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I think you meant Mark "has too much time" Nickel ...
On Aug 15, 2011 9:40 AM, "Mark Nickel" <mark.nic...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I agree... probably a defensive thing. But aren't most acquisitions at
> this top level defensive?
>
> I was thinking that exact thing, "oooo I wonder what patents are going to
be
> coming in as a result of the deal"
>
> However, on the plus side, having the hardware component should make it
> easier to get their concepts done without the overhead of sourcing
> suppliers. Now the Nexus One brand's hardware will be produced through
> these new channels.
>
> Here's how I envision the thing all went down...
>
> Camera fades in...
>
> Scene: We see Larry Page leaning back in an Aeron chair, feet up on the
> desk in his giant Executive corner office at the Googleplex. He's talking
> into his bluetooth headset and gesturing animatedly
>
> Larry: "So explain that to me again? Who exactly was driving? The car or
> the person? What! The person? Excellent! Score one for Skynet!
> Yeah.... right.... ok, well I gotta go... later!"
>
> Larry spots Sergey walking down the hallway past the expansive glass walls
> of his office.
>
> Larry: "Hey! Sergey! Stop in for a sec!"
>
> Sergey: "What's up?"
>
> Larry: "I need to borrow the company Prius and the checkbook. You had it
> last right?"
>
> Sergey: "Yeah... "
>
> Larry: "Great... Just need to make a little withdraw -- about $12Billion.
> We good on that?"
>
> Sergey: "Should be, I just bought Burning Man and that little island I was
> looking at outside Fuji. But that was last week... We should be good now"
>
> Larry: "Awesome thanks!"
>
> Sergey reaches into his pocket and tosses Larry the Prius keys and
> checkbook.
>
> Sergey: "Don't spend it all in one place! I'm looking at a few basketball
> teams for next week. Later"
>
> Sergey continues on down the hallway.
>
> Larry easily catches the keys and checkbook.
>
> Camera fades out as Larry gets up and walks out of his office whistling,
> "We're in the Money" (
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gold_Diggers'_Song_(We're_in_the_Money))
>
> Mark "I am Not a Writer" Nickel
>
> :P
>
> On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 8:48 AM, Bob Waldron <bwald...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I'm bummed that Google was forced into this by Apple, Oracle and
Microsoft.
>>
>> Google is not a hardware company. In my mind, this was a defensive move
on
>> their part, and that's seldom the right way to improve a company and its
>> products. Motorola has been struggling over the years, and it will be a
huge
>> challenge for Google to effectively manage and improve the corporate
culture
>> at Motorola to make it a successful hardware venture over the long haul.
It
>> would not be surprising if Google just kept Motorola's 25+ years of
>> cellphone patents and shuttered the phone making business. Stinkin'
patent
>> system forced them into it, and they still have to deal with the Oracle
Java
>> mess.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 8:41 AM, Mark Nickel <mark.nic...@gmail.com
>wrote:
>>
>>> Wow.. for the bargain price of only $12 billion.
>>>
>>> This is a really big frickin deal!
>>>
>>> I'd love to see what tablet(s) emerge from this one
>>> On Aug 15, 2011 8:38 AM, "Mike Putnam" <m...@theputnams.net> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Motorola Mobility is the mobile device arm, Motorola Solutions is
>>> > everything else. Google only bought the mobile corp.
>>> >
>>> > On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 08:35:18AM -0500, Mark Nickel wrote:
>>> > Is it really all of motorola or just a division?
>>> > On Aug 15, 2011 8:33 AM, "Bob Waldron" <bwald...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > > that looks like a spoof, although I don't think it is...
>>> > >
>>> > > On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 8:31 AM, Mike Putnam <m...@theputnams.net>
>>> wrote:
>>> > >
>>> > >>
>>> > >> From TimBer in IRC:
>>> > >>
>>> > >>
>>> > >>
>>> >
>>>
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/supercharging-android-google-to-acquire.html
>>> > >>
>>> > >>
>>>
>>
>>
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<p>I think you meant Mark "has too much time" Nickel ...</p>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Aug 15, 2011 9:40 AM, "Mark Nickel"=
<<a href=3D"mailto:mark.nic...@gmail.com">mark.nic...@gmail.com</a>>=
wrote:<br type=3D"attribution">> I agree... probably a defensive thing=
. But aren't most acquisitions at<br>
> this top level defensive?<br>> <br>> I was thinking that exact t=
hing, "oooo I wonder what patents are going to be<br>> coming in as=
a result of the deal"<br>> <br>> However, on the plus side, hav=
ing the hardware component should make it<br>
> easier to get their concepts done without the overhead of sourcing<br>=
> suppliers. Now the Nexus One brand's hardware will be produced th=
rough<br>> these new channels.<br>> <br>> Here's how I envisio=
n the thing all went down...<br>
> <br>> Camera fades in...<br>> <br>> Scene: We see Larry Page=
leaning back in an Aeron chair, feet up on the<br>> desk in his giant E=
xecutive corner office at the Googleplex. He's talking<br>> into hi=
s bluetooth headset and gesturing animatedly<br>
> <br>> Larry: "So explain that to me again? Who exactly was d=
riving? The car or<br>> the person? What! The person? Excellent! Sc=
ore one for Skynet!<br>> Yeah.... right.... ok, well I gotta go... late=
r!"<br>
> <br>> Larry spots Sergey walking down the hallway past the expansiv=
e glass walls<br>> of his office.<br>> <br>> Larry: "Hey! S=
ergey! Stop in for a sec!"<br>> <br>> Sergey: "What's=
up?"<br>
> <br>> Larry: "I need to borrow the company Prius and the chec=
kbook. You had it<br>> last right?"<br>> <br>> Sergey: &quo=
t;Yeah... "<br>> <br>> Larry: "Great... Just need to mak=
e a little withdraw -- about $12Billion.<br>
> We good on that?"<br>> <br>> Sergey: "Should be, I j=
ust bought Burning Man and that little island I was<br>> looking at outs=
ide Fuji. But that was last week... We should be good now"<br>> <=
br>
> Larry: "Awesome thanks!"<br>> <br>> Sergey reaches in=
to his pocket and tosses Larry the Prius keys and<br>> checkbook.<br>>=
; <br>> Sergey: "Don't spend it all in one place! I'm loo=
king at a few basketball<br>
> teams for next week. Later"<br>> <br>> Sergey continues on=
down the hallway.<br>> <br>> Larry easily catches the keys and check=
book.<br>> <br>> Camera fades out as Larry gets up and walks out of h=
is office whistling,<br>
> "We're in the Money" (<br>> <a href=3D"http://en.wik=
ipedia.org/wiki/The_Gold_Diggers'_Song_(We're_in_the_Money)">http:/=
/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gold_Diggers'_Song_(We're_in_the_Money)<=
/a>)<br>
> <br>> Mark "I am Not a Writer" Nickel<br>> <br>> :P=
<br>> <br>> On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 8:48 AM, Bob Waldron <<a href=
=3D"mailto:bwald...@gmail.com">bwald...@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> <b=
r>
>> I'm bummed that Google was forced into this by Apple, Oracle a=
nd Microsoft.<br>>><br>>> Google is not a hardware company. In =
my mind, this was a defensive move on<br>>> their part, and that'=
s seldom the right way to improve a company and its<br>
>> products. Motorola has been struggling over the years, and it will=
be a huge<br>>> challenge for Google to effectively manage and impro=
ve the corporate culture<br>>> at Motorola to make it a successful ha=
rdware venture over the long haul. It<br>
>> would not be surprising if Google just kept Motorola's 25+ yea=
rs of<br>>> cellphone patents and shuttered the phone making business=
. Stinkin' patent<br>>> system forced them into it, and they stil=
l have to deal with the Oracle Java<br>
>> mess.<br>>><br>>><br>>> On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at =
8:41 AM, Mark Nickel <<a href=3D"mailto:mark.nic...@gmail.com">mark.nick=
e...@gmail.com</a>>wrote:<br>>><br>>>> Wow.. for the barga=
in price of only $12 billion.<br>
>>><br>>>> This is a really big frickin deal!<br>>>=
><br>>>> I'd love to see what tablet(s) emerge from this on=
e<br>>>> On Aug 15, 2011 8:38 AM, "Mike Putnam" <<a h=
ref=3D"mailto:m...@theputnams.net">m...@theputnams.net</a>> wrote:<br>
>>> ><br>>>> > Motorola Mobility is the mobile devi=
ce arm, Motorola Solutions is<br>>>> > everything else. Google =
only bought the mobile corp.<br>>>> ><br>>>> > On M=
on, Aug 15, 2011 at 08:35:18AM -0500, Mark Nickel wrote:<br>
>>> > Is it really all of motorola or just a division?<br>>&=
gt;> > On Aug 15, 2011 8:33 AM, "Bob Waldron" <<a href=
=3D"mailto:bwald...@gmail.com">bwald...@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>>>=
;> > > that looks like a spoof, although I don't think it is..=
.<br>
>>> > ><br>>>> > > On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 8:=
31 AM, Mike Putnam <<a href=3D"mailto:m...@theputnams.net">mike@theputna=
ms.net</a>><br>>>> wrote:<br>>>> > ><br>>>=
> > >><br>
>>> > >> From TimBer in IRC:<br>>>> > >>=
;<br>>>> > >><br>>>> > >><br>>>&g=
t; ><br>>>> <a href=3D"http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/s=
upercharging-android-google-to-acquire.html">http://googleblog.blogspot.com=
/2011/08/supercharging-android-google-to-acquire.html</a><br>
>>> > >><br>>>> > >><br>>>><br=
>>><br>>><br></div>
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