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Happy Monday to you, and happy Monday to Motorola Mobility, which Google has announced is about to become its next acquisition. This comes hot on the heels of a $56 million Q2 net loss](http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/28/motorola-mobility-reports-56-million-net-loss-in-q2-3-3-billi/) for Moto -- and CEO Sanjay Jha's [less than subtle hints](http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/11/sanjay-jha-hints-at-motorolas-plans-to-collect-patent-royalties/) about going fishing for Android-related patent royalties. Now, at a price of $40 per share for a total of about $12.5 billion, Big G will be making Moto a "dedicated Android partner" to "supercharge the Android ecosystem" and "enhance competition in mobile computing."
Larry Page had this to say about the deal:
Motorola Mobility's total commitment to Android has created a natural fit for our two companies. Together, we will create amazing user experiences that supercharge the entire Android ecosystem for the benefit of consumers, partners and developers. I look forward to welcoming Motorolans to our family of Googlers.
What happens next? Google is pledging to continue offering Android as an open platform -- Moto will license it and others will be able to as ever. Additionally, Google will continue to operate its new toy as a separate business and not morph it into an in-house hardware wing. But, one has to wonder what this means for companies like Samsung, which partnered closely with Google on the [Nexus S](http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/10/nexus-s-review/), and of course HTC, which released the [Nexus One](http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/nexus-one-review/) and the iconic [G1](http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/t-mobile-g1-review/). And then there's the big question: just where does [Moto Blur](http://www.engadget.com/tag/motoblur) fit into this equation?
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