HTC being sold to Google (or maybe something else)

[Legend]

JUST IN:
HTC just announced it's shares will halt trading tomorrow (Thur) pending a major announcement.

— Tim Culpan (@tculpan) September 20, 2017

Lots of leaks say google is buying their engineers, not the HTC brand.

[darkknightkryta]

JUST IN:
HTC just announced it's shares will halt trading tomorrow (Thur) pending a major announcement.

— Tim Culpan (@tculpan) September 20, 2017

Lots of leaks say google is buying their engineers, not the HTC brand.

HTC went from being the like, largest mobile phone seller next to Apple.  Now look at them.  Though I wonder Google would want them.  They bought Motorola just to sell them relatively quickly.

[BananaKing]

HTC went from being the like, largest mobile phone seller next to Apple.  Now look at them.  Though I wonder Google would want them.  They bought Motorola just to sell them relatively quickly.

Probably for the parents they own

[darkknightkryta]

Probably for the parents they own

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[the-pi-guy]

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I think he meant patents.

[darkknightkryta]

Did Google keep Motorola's patents when they sold?

[the-pi-guy]

Did Google keep Motorola's patents when they sold?

Yes.

Google Keeps 'Vast Majority' Of Motorola Mobility Patents In Sale To Lenovo  |  TechCrunch

Most of them.

[Legend]

Google/HTC deal is official, Google to acquire part of HTC's smartphone team | Ars Technica

[BananaKing]

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Patents

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