Top 5 Most Wanted Tech Industry Mergers

Google and Motorola

We know what you’re thinking: These two companies are already collaborating on Android phones. That much is true, but what the tech experts would really like to see here is for Google to buy Motorola’s handset division outright. Whether the Droid is a success or not, it’s insinuated that Google could provide something very special to companies like Motorola who don’t want to write their own operating system and want to just make hardware. Segan thinks this merger would work out well for both parties because Google is trying to be a serious smartphone operator and that it really needs a reliable phone manufacturer. On the flip side, Motorola has been in a bit of a slump since the Razr, though the Cliq (its first handset paired with Google’s Android OS) and Droid are obviously now making waves.

Segan says that the only problem he sees with this particular merger is Google’s infamous “noncommittal attitude.” According to Segan, Google likes to keep its options open rather than buckle down and commit to a partnership—or, in plain English, that Google is the mobile community’s biggest flirt. Disagreeing with Segan on most counts though, Kumparak doesn’t think this merger will give Google a leg up on anything, suggesting that the major perks of this partnership would go to the struggling Motorola, and not benefit Google much at all. “If Google were to start making their own hardware in-house, that would give them a huge lead because they already have all the OS guys there,” he says.

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