Google Interested in Motorola Brand, Not Just Patents: Schmidt - International Business Times

Google’s acquisition of Motorola, in early August, generated reports stating Google’s interest in gaining access to the hardware company’s gamut of 17,000 patents. Google had framed the $12.5 billion deal as a “genius patent arming” strategy to defend itself from its rivals like Apple and Microsoft, but how is it giving an edge to Motorola. "We did it for more than just patents," Google's executive chairman, Eric Schmidt, said at Salesforce.com's...