. Google's $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility currently awaits regulatory approval in China and then it will be complete. When the Internet giant proposed the buyout last summer, it confirmed that it planned to protect its Android mobile operating system with Motorola's extensive patent portfolio. The company also ensured partners that a “firewall” would be put in place between the development of Android and Motorola's handset division. According to a recent report, however, Google may have originally wanted to buy Motorola for its patents, but it has come to realize that it would rather follow in Apple's footsteps.
Boy Genius Report, Google may use Motorola acquisition to emulate Apple's iPhone strategy
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