Motorola's mobile phone business is now acquired by China Lenovo Group.
On January 4th, 211, Motorola was officially split into Motorola Systems, a government and enterprise business, and Motorola Mobility, a mobile device and home business. Lenovo announced in the United States on January 29th, 214 that it would acquire Motorola's smartphone business from Google for $2.9 billion.
this is another major acquisition by Lenovo since it acquired IBM's personal computer business in 25. On October 3, 214, Lenovo Group announced in Beijing that it had completed the acquisition of Motorola's mobile business from Google.
according to analysts, the completion of the transaction will consolidate Lenovo's position as the third largest smartphone manufacturer in the world. The company logo has also changed from a Google company to an Lenovo company.
Motorola Inc, formerly known as Galvin Manufacturing Corporation, was founded in 1928. In 1947, it was renamed Motorola, and it has been used as a trademark since 193s.
Motorola is headquartered in schaumburg, Illinois, USA, located in the suburb of Chicago. One of the top 1 fortune companies in the world, it is a global leader in chip manufacturing and electronic communication.
Extended information:
Motorola invented the first mobile phone; Motorola has witnessed the whole history of mobile phone development so far.
as a leader in the wireless communication industry, Motorola has transformed the familiar mobile phone into an indispensable personal communication product in daily communication, data management and mobile entertainment. Motorola not only designs, produces and sells wireless terminal equipment and provides corresponding services, but also provides corresponding intellectual property rights authorization. The origin of Motorola mobile phones is mainly in Tianjin.
At the same time, Foxconn, TCL (Alcatel Mobile Phone), Huawei, etc. OEM mobile phones for Motorola. Motorola reached an all-time high in 27 after the release of RAZR2 mobile phones (V8, V9, V9m), but the so-called success also led to Xiao He's failure. RAZR made Motorola once threaten Nokia's number one throne, and it also made Motorola lose the driving force for innovation and gradually declined.
Motorola lost money for four consecutive years due to the pursuit of ultra-thin mobile phones and the confusion of platforms. In 29, as the company increased its profits, it bet on Android phones and expanded its OEM. (Motorola's non-smart phones are only iDEN network phones in America, so P2K platform)
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