Google Acquires Motorola Mobility, say whaaaat?

Google Acquiring Motorola Mobility? Another Apple monster? I love Google and I love my Motorola phone. I guess this means there's a chance I'll get Ice Cream Sandwich on Droid X when it's released? I don't know what this means actually. They definitely want Motorola's patents to defend against Apple and Microsoft but now Motorola will make all official Google phones? What does this mean for other android handset manufacturers? Is this fair? or just as "fair" as Apple controlling it's world of software/hardware. I don't have as much of an issue Microsoft using Nokia to make their own branded Windows Phone 7's because they hardly have any market share yet and it makes a good pairing. However, for an open operating system like Android, I don't know how "cool" it is for Google to have their own handset manufacturer. Let's hope Google doesn't become evil. The deal still needs FTC approval. Keep in mind the FTC let ATT buy T-Mobile. Yeah, good going idiots. What happened to government doing what's best for the consumer?!


 I DO think this is a bad idea. I'm a google fan, buy the patents you need or pay up for the technology you're using and don't own. Again, this is coming from a Google fanboy.


http://www.bgr.com/2011/08/15/google-to-acquire-motorola-mobility-for-12-5-billion/