Known Motorola phones will become Chinese. Manufacturer of computer equipment Lenovo made a deal with American company Google about buying sector Motorola Mobility for $ 2.9 billion.
"Purchase Motorola Mobility our company provides more chances for the development of mobile business segment", - announced the Chairman of the management Board of the company Lenovo and its CEO Jan Wantin. According to his statement, on the basis of Lenovo mobile business expenses due to acquisition will successfully develop.
Lenovo will pay Google 660 million dollars after the signing of the deal, and another 750 million will go to Google in the form of securities. The remaining $ 1.5 billion Lenovo will pay for 3 years. The bulk of the patents owned by Motorola, will remain in Google. "This agreement significantly strengthen the positions of Lenovo in the market phones. Also, Lenovo will strengthen their presence on the markets in North and Latin America, Western Europe," the document says. The timing of the closing of the transaction is dependent on the consent of the regulators, tells RIA Novosti.
Motorola is 3 vendor in the U.S. in terms of sales of mobile devices on developing the Google Android operating system. However issued since the merger with Google phones Motorola, for example, Moto X, failed to catch up on fame with leaders from Samsung and Apple.
Google got the Motorola Mobility business, specializing in the production of mobile phones and accessories, 2012 for 12.5 billion dollars, informs ITAR-TASS. After that Motorola has lost almost $ 2 billion. The main purpose of the purchase was patent portfolio Motorola.
Motorola was based in 1928. In 1956 released 1 in the world pager, and in 1983 - the 1st pay portable cellular phone Motorola DynaTAC 8000X. In the 1990-ies Motorola has been a leading manufacturer of mobile phones.
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