“Awkward Situation”

This is a fantastic look by Florian Mueller at the Motorola-Google deal and the $2.5 Billion breakup fee that Google will pay if the deal doesn’t go through. The long and short of it: 1. There *is* concern that this deal will not go through by Motorola. 2. Actually, I’ll let Mueller address this: >If…

This is a fantastic look by Florian Mueller at the Motorola-Google deal and the $2.5 Billion breakup fee that Google will pay if the deal doesn’t go through. The long and short of it:

1. There *is* concern that this deal will not go through by Motorola.
2. Actually, I’ll let Mueller address this:

>If regulatory scrutiny delays the closing of the acquisition, Google could end up buying a company that is formally enjoined from importing Android-based devices into the United States. That would be a really awkward situation.

Awkward indeed.

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