This Is Small Company Agility in a Big Company Way

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-15/google-agrees-to-acquisition-of-motorola-mobility-for-about-12-5-billion.html

Google to Acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 Billion

Google Inc. (GOOG), maker of the Android mobile-phone software, agreed
to buy smartphone maker Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. for $12.5
billion in its biggest deal, gaining mobile patents and expanding in
the hardware business.

Motorola shareholders will get $40 a share in cash, the companies said
in a statement today. That’s 63 percent more than Motorola Mobility’s
closing price on the New York Stock Exchange on Aug. 12. Both boards
have approved the takeover.


Wow.