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@LoverockDavidson_ Your opinion is ill informed, why would OEM's back away from an OS that will remain free, even if they closed the doors, if Google started manufacturing hardware devices, whose to say that it wouldnt be direct competition to Apple and that other OEM's would be stuck with lousy WP7, and slowly fade out of the market. If Apple can hold such a market share, why cant Google? The likely scenario is probably much different, motorola makes money off selling android phones right? Well they will continue to do so, right? Samsung makes money off android phones, right? They will probably continue to do so. Same goes for the other 30 some odd licenses. They do not have to alienate any OEM's, they will still make money, if Motorola gained share of the android market and outsold samsung and htc, well it wouldnt matter then would it, it would be Google vs. Apple, and it rightly should be anyways, considering all those companies do is whine over IP rights, and that includes apple. Another thing reports have been mentioning is that MOTO is operating on a budget that is just enough to pay bills, great! Thats much better than a company that is operating in the Red, isnt it. Yes, that means Google needs to cut what is not making money and sell it, they need to keep the phones, build em and create a stream line phone much like the Iphone, a flagship model, that just keeps getting better. Instead of starting from scratch with a redesign, keep what works and adapt the concept. And all this silly talk about Google's days are numbered are ignorant claims, there is no sign of such a thing, if Moto is breaking even, then it isnt a burden at this time, if they grow consistently at at least 5-6% per year, then meeting obligations will not be a problem. Google's business on the other hand will continue to grow, they are not going anywhere.
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