Google's Purchase of Motorola Shakes Up the Smartphone Game

On August 15th, Internet search giant Google announced plans to purchase phone maker Motorola. Motorola's Droid smartphones and Xoom tablet have been the closest thing to competition for Apple's iPhone and iPad. Google seemingly entering into the smartphone / tablet business with their latest acquisition could change the game significantly.

No company has been able to rival the success of Apple's iPhone and iPad, two of the products that have propelled the company's status as one of the world's largest and most powerful company. Google also gained Motorola's nearly 24,000 patents in their acquisition of the company. It will be interesting to see what Google has planned for the smart phone game.

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(Fortune): Is Google buying Motorola for its 24,000 patents?