In what looks like an attempt to help guard against a legal patent assault by its large tech rivals, Google is spending $12.5 billion to buy mobile handset maker Motorola Mobility.
The Motorola Droid family of smartphones on Verizon Wireless helped Motorola Mobility stage its comeback.
(Credit: Motorola) In the wee hours of Monday morning, Google dropped a bombshell on the technology industry with its announcement that it will buy mobile handset maker Motorola for $40 a share, a 63 percent premium over the closing price of Motorola Mobility on Monday.
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