5 Controversial Wireless Business Ideas
By siliconindia
Motorola's Faith on Android
Motorola Mobility, which was a Microsoft Windows Mobile shop, split off from the service-focused arm of Motorola. Motorola Mobility's dependence on the Android platform, when it was in its infancy threw Motorola from the world's second largest handset maker to the ninth position, with the lesser known ZTE and Huawei taking the lead.
With the booming success seen by the Android platform, the investment has enabled Motorola to make much cheaper handsets and its loyalty to the Google platform since the beginning made Google acquire Motorola for $12.5 billion in 2011.