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vidar
on Nov 1, 2010
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The 5.2 billion dollar mistake.
It would be interesting if they managed to cut the ties to Motorola completely after the spinoff? One can imagine the BigCo mindset prevailing even after leaving the mothership.
jonknee
on Nov 1, 2010
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With $6b invested, they were a BigCo no matter what they did regarding Motorola.
vidar
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Heh, fair point. Just goes to show that once you label someone a startup in your head, you can be blinded to such obvious facts!
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