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Most people here focus on the handsets but Moto Mobility's business that currently turns a profit is home (set top boxes and cable branch office equipment) wher
by Jun8 14y ago
Most people here focus on the handsets but Moto Mobility's business that currently turns a profit is home (set top boxes and cable branch office equipment) where Motorola is big. I heard that Google is trying to use this advantage to boost GoogleTV but cable companies said they would boycott set top boxes that are Google branded, since they see it as a great threat.
So the question is: will Google sell the Home division? If they do, this may have huge ramifications for the US cable landscape.
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- MBCook 14y agoIn Kansas City, Google is laying it's gigabit fiber to the home. Earlier this year, Google got regulatory approval to offer video over their fiber service. [1] Google TV and their fiber service could be a pretty amazing combination. Getting to integrate the Motorola knowledge may make it better. Or, Google could try to push Google TV onto the companies who buy the Motorola boxes (through discounting/subsidies). [1] http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2012/03/16/kansas-regulators-say-google-can-offer.html http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2012/03/16/kansas...