Motorola mobility & Google.

Looks like, there are talks in Google Inc. for acquiring Motorola mobility for $12.5 billions.

With Motorola, Google will get the needed licenses and Patent rights to stand and fight against the competition’s lawsuits. Looks like again Microsoft, Nokia and the others want piece of the big cake.

source: boston.com

I can’t say I am not happy. I am dedicated Motorola mobile fan since Y2k. I had Talkabout, Timeport, C350, SLVR, ROKR, ROKR2 and DROID/Milestone. All my phones never broke a single part, only the first ROKR had some issues with the power socket.

I am confident that if that merge to Google actually happens, there will be benefits for all Motorola fans. Not just me. And I hope, while there are talks about/against iPhone and building a strong competitive product does not mean that my next set will be an expensive High end MotoRoid/MotoROKR as much as one iPhone costs. GoogleMoto should stick with the present company principles.

• Accessibility.
• Acceptable price.
• Open source when/where possible.
• Modding of almost everything.
• Intuitive and Easy to use.
• Motorola specific design tweaks.
• Music!

Taking in consideration that Motorola already has experience with Linux based smartphones I can’t resist but speculate “Guys! Why don’t you build one mixed Droid/Linux set with dual boot?” I really want to have a real Linux sidekick in my pocket for important quick fixes in the lab. The [microUSB/bluetooth]-to-serial cable is not expensive, but I still need native terminal, not Java based one. It sucks to launch 60mb JRRE for one simple xTerm.

Add good native support for scripting languages such as Python, TCL, Perl, Ruby and others. A whole lot of useful  light programs for Android can be run this way. Even if it is not native, It can be modular. But never the less – the support is needed.

Expand the docking stations to media centers that connect to the TV set, the network and the audio receiver. One phone to communicate with everything (one phone to rule them all 😉 ). You are really one step short of doing it. It is a matter of time. (and some money)

Do not just make two-in-one company. Make a difference!

And one last sentence: Motorola. THANK YOU GUYS! Thank you for making good decision again.