Read about Google’s acquisition of Slide

Sure the $200 million purchase of Slide pales incomparison to Google’s merger with Motorola Mobility. But I can’t help but wonder if this could happen to Motorola too. Slide was purchased for one thing as was Motorola Mobility, but both came with a lot of baggage. In Motorola’s case that would be 20,000 employees plus a feature phones and a set top box and cable modem business (Motorola Mobility – Home). Google can’t just absorb thousands of people-unlike the 50 or so from Slide who will be mere drops in the Google conglomerate- if they happen to want to focus on core businesses (set top boxes for Google TV or smartphones) with their new acquisition.

Good luck my friends at Motorola Mobility. You always knew that you’d get screwed in the end anyways at an independent Motorola Mobility, or else you would’ve tried hard to get with Motorola Solutions before the split. So maybe this will be a bit better overall for you all, but keep your heads down.