In a pair of announcements made just hours apart, the U.S. Department of Justice and the European Commission each announced that the $12.5 billion acquisition had been cleared by their respective anti-trust authorities and could proceed.
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quarridorsQuarries & CorridorsInfluentialThe US Department of Justice has also cleared the Google acquisition of Motorola Mobility and their smartphone patents: http://t.co/oXYItfbM
jessicafcoxJessica CoxStep 589 of world domination strategy approved: Google-Motorola Acquisition Green-lighted in U.S., EU http://t.co/YHJ5kTLI via @sewatch
coolz0rMiel Van OpstalInfluentialGoogle-Motorola acquisition approved in the EU & US - http://t.co/xM7Ljoul / patents galore and #mobile hardware. Nice move.
jessicafcoxJessica CoxStep 589 of world domination strategy approved: Google-Motorola Acquisition Green-lighted in U.S., EU http://t.co/YHJ5kTLI via @sewatch