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Five lessons from Lenovo’s Motorola deal

Nick Flaherty, EETimes Europe
February 03, 2014

Lenovo’s $2.9bn acquisition of Motorola Mobility from Google highlights some key lessons in the industry

Manufacturing still matters
Volume is key. Apple knows this with its Foxconn relationship. Google has its relationship with Asus for the Nexus 7 tablet and the Nexus 5 phone, but Motorola could not tap into that relationship.