Google bid for cellphone maker clears hurdle
Quick ReadAmerican and European antitrust regulators approve the bid for Motorola Mobility.
Photo credit: AP | Industry affiliates examine various apps on Motorola tablets during the 2012 International CES trade show in Las Vegas. (Jan. 10, 2012)
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Google's $12.5 billion bid to buy cellphone maker Motorola Mobility has won approvals from U.S. and European antitrust regulators, moving Google a major step closer to completing the biggest deal in its 13-year history.
Monday's blessings mean Google Inc. just needs to clear regulatory hurdles in China, Taiwan and Israel before it can take control of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. and expand...
