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Motorola
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Motorola was a American company that made cell phones and other electronics. The company was based in Schaumburg, Illinois, a small town just outside of Chicago, Illinois. After losing $4.3 billion from 2007 to 2009, Motorola was divided in two separate companies on January 4, 2011; Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions.[1][2]
They were listed in the New York Stock Exchange as MOT.[3]
The company began with the name Galvin Manufacturing Corporation in 1928, and then later adopted the 'Motorola' name in 1947. They were the first developers of the walkie-talkie in World War II.
On August 15, 2011, Google said that it would buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion.[4][5][6]
On October 30, 2014, Lenovo finalized its purchase of Motorola Mobility from Google.[7][8]
References
- ↑ Ante, Spencer E. (January 5, 2011). "Motorola Is Split Into Two". The Wall Street Journal. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704111504576059863418814674.html. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
- ↑ "Motorola To Officially Split Into Two Companies". http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/03/motorola-spit-motorola-mobility_n_803847.html. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
- ↑ "Motopia Ltd: ASX:MOT quotes & news - Google Finance". https://www.google.com/finance?q=mot&ei=DJojVuvQO4bBebvClugG. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
- ↑ Tsukayama, Hayley (August 15, 2011). "Google agrees to acquire Motorola Mobility". The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/faster-forward/post/google-agrees-to-acquire-motorola-mobility/2011/08/15/gIQABmTkGJ_blog.html. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ↑ Google (August 15, 2011). "Google to Acquire Motorola Mobility". Press release. http://investor.google.com/releases/2011/0815.html. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ↑ Bradshaw, Timothy ‘Tim’ (August 15, 2011). Google buys Motorola mobile phone division. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/e906bedc-c734-11e0-a9ef-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1V6DVHjMP. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ↑ "Hello Moto". Lenovo. http://www.lenovo.com/transactions/motorola/. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
- ↑ "Lenovo Completes Motorola Acquisition". The Wall Street Journal. October 30, 2014. http://online.wsj.com/articles/lenovo-completes-motorola-acquisition-1414665138. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
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