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Originally Posted by enzo1
google buys Motorola for 12.5 b in 2011, sells it for 2.5b today and the stock goes up after hours...btw, read somewhere apple made more money in this quarter than amazon, netflix and google did all year...
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This is why most people don't do well in the market. They don't understand how to research and understand acquisition strategies.
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Originally Posted by RWebb
the 2.5 Billion sale price is for the dead husk of MOT from which Google has sucked out all the useful IP
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This is why Webb does well in the market. He researches and understands stock valuations.
In the mid-80's, GE bought RCA. It was one of the largest acquisitions ever (at the time). Lots of speculation on GE "stupidity" as there was "no way" it was worth what they paid. Many speculated that they only wanted NBC back (interestingly, this is the only real asset they still own). Shrew packaging of RCA and GE businesses, some government donation for huge tax breaks, and some fortunate timing and the wise investor realized GE made a fortune and in effect got NBC for free.