Having been bought by Google for in 2011, only to be sold to Lenovo earlier this year, working for Motorola can hardly have been smooth sailing, but the company's VP of software engineering has defended his former employer's defence of the Android operating system following the sale.
Motorola's Steve Horowitz explained to [A HREF="http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/motorola-google-is-android-s-bodyguard-and-that-s-fine-by-us-1233864"]Tech Radar[a] that in a mobile market which Android leads, but which is ever-morphing, he's happy to leave Google to its battles and for Motorola to focus on its own products.
"What Google is successfully doing is taking the role of protecting the entire ecosystem so we can all stop looking at each other and pointing fingers and instead just compete in the marketplace."In protecting the ecosystem, Google might be protecting the technologies and future of Android, but that includes patents acquired from the purchase of Motorola. Those patents didn't transfer to Lenovo as part of the deal to acquire Motorola, with Google keeping a firm hand on the property.Horowitz is seemingly happy with that situation, and for Google to ensure Motorola products can continue making use of patented technologies without issue. "Nobody likes facing battles in the courtroom, right? We have a licence from Google for our patents so we have no problem with Google consolidating and bringing the strength to defend itself."Calling the Android ecosystem "a great place to be", Horowitz and his Motorola colleague will no doubt want to continue adding to their reputations within it. The firm's [A HREF="http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/smartphones/1304926/motorola-moto-x-review-hands-on"]Moto X[a] and [A HREF="http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/smartphones/1303792/motorola-moto-g"]Moto G[a] handsets have impressed so far by all accounts, and both Horowitz and Motorola will hope that continues in the future with Lenovo.
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