What does Google want with HTC's smartphone business?

What does Google want with HTC's smartphone business?

7 years ago
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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/sep/21/google-htc-smartphone-business-hardware

Google is acquiring a $1bn chunk of HTC’s smartphone arm, including 2,000 employees and access to intellectual property, as it bets big on hardware

Google has announced it’s acquiring a $1.1bn chunk of HTC’s smartphone business, and with it providing the once leading Taiwanese phone brand a much needed lifeline. But what does Google want with part of a smartphone business?