Google Payments on Android Market Missed
MARCH 16, 2012 ● Many European software developers claimed Google missed its March payment of proceeds from Android Market content purchases. The developers went to Google’s forums to vent their ire as they claim Google offers no avenue for direct contact between itself and developers.
Impact: A big issue with Android is the lack of a company that has a controlling interest in the plat.....
Google Acquires Motorola
AUG. 15, 2011 • Google Inc. will pay nearly $12.5 billion to acquire Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. Although Google has marketed its own Android phones with hardware sourced from partner electronics manufacturers, the acquisition of Motorola puts the company in direct competition with smartphone makers who use the Android OS. No change is expected in Google’s policy of giving rights to use Android to these hardware manufacturers for free in order to buil.....
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