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motorola mobility deal gives Google

A consumer-driven world operates 24/7. Motorola Mobility’s Media Center is your one-stop shop for keeping track of our role in that world. Download press kits, check out our executive bios and latest news. You can also subscribe via RSS or e-mail. Welcome to the world of Motorola Mobility. NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Google Inc. (GOOG) agreed to acquire Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (MMI) for about $12.5 billion, a deal that spells the end of independence for a venerable American company and reshapes the booming market for smartphones as computing shifts from the desktop to mobile devices. The deal gives Google--which has spurred widespread adoption of its Android mobile operating system by licensing it freely to mobile phone makers--its own in-house hardware operation, potentially enabling it to challenge rival Apple Inc. Motorola Mobility's total commitment to Android has created a natural fit for our two companies. Together, we will create amazing user experiences that supercharg...