Motorola has 19,000 employees and can't consistently turn a profit. These two facts seem related in an obvious way, and this implies a way to turn a profit on i

Motorola has 19,000 employees and can't consistently turn a profit. These two facts seem related in an obvious way, and this implies a way to turn a profit on it. Cherry pick all the best research and software folks and bring them into Google, abandon MotoBlur and release devices with vanilla Android (thus eliminating the need for said software folks), and streamline operations with massive reductions in headcount. Possibly shutter unprofitable product lines like feature phones entirely, and focus the company on things Google considers strategic for them, i.e. Android phones and set top boxes. Admittedly, Blodget is right that Google has no experience in performing this kind of maneuver, so there are a lot of risks, but considering that they bought a patent portfolio that happened to come with a company attached, there's no real reason to be afraid of downsizing the company to a point where Motorola can turn a decent profit and start growing again. Or, as Blodget points out, they could just spin the company off as soon as they can and wash their hands of the whole thing.