Google LLC - Google made Its Largest-Ever Acquisition
Time: Monday Aug 15, 2011
Place: Chicago, Illinois, U.S
Details: On August 15, 2011, Google made its largest-ever acquisition to date when it announced that it would acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion This purchase was made in part to help Google gain Motorola's considerable patent portfolio on mobile phones and wireless technologies, to help protect Google in its ongoing patent disputes with other companies, mainly Apple and Microsoft, and to allow it to continue to freely offer Android.
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