Google Is Close to Buying HTC Assets to Bolster Hardware

Re:Google Is Close to Buying HTC Assets to Bolster Hardware by throwayit on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @03:18PM (#15297257)

Yes! As a former Googler, Google has a terrible track record with hardware companies: Motorola, Nest, Dropcam, Boston Dynamics, etc.

I don't see this as going anywhere.

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Re:Google Is Close to Buying HTC Assets to Bolster Hardware by hjnilsson on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @04:47PM (#15298079)

Why do you think it is Google struggles so with Hardware companies, as a former Googler?

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Re:Google Is Close to Buying HTC Assets to Bolster Hardware by kilroy123 on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @05:24PM (#15298428)

I'm not a Googler, but my guess is, it's just not in their company DNA. They are and always have been a software company.

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Re:Google Is Close to Buying HTC Assets to Bolster Hardware by askvictor on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @11:00PM (#15300280)

*service company

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Re:Google Is Close to Buying HTC Assets to Bolster Hardware by vthallam on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @03:28PM (#15297355)

>Dropbox

You might want to correct it as Dropcam. For a moment, I was like when did this happen :)

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Re:Google Is Close to Buying HTC Assets to Bolster Hardware by dEnigma on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @03:28PM (#15297351)

Dropbox? Was there a hardware company of the same name?

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Re:Google Is Close to Buying HTC Assets to Bolster Hardware by throwayit on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @03:35PM (#15297437)

Big typo! I meant Dropcam, which was doing extremely well before it joined Google and then had a lot of issues with its integration with Nest.

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