As the dust starts to settle on news of Google’s $12.5 billion bid for Motorola Mobility on Monday, the question now being asked is whether the deal will pass muster with regulators and be allowed to pass.
On the one hand, Google has said it will continue to run Motorola Mobility as a separate business unit and support its other Android handset partners like Samsung, HTC, Sony Ericsson and LG. On the other, the move could be seen as anticompetitive towards these selfsame partners should Google choose to integrate Motorola Mobility completely and close off Android to outside phone makers.
