Google buys Motorola, completing its biggest-ever takeover - May. 22, 2012

Google buys Motorola, completing its biggest-ever takeover - May. 22, 2012: "Google officially completed its $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility on Tuesday. It's a watershed moment for the company, marking both its biggest acquisition ever and Google's transition from a search-and-software company to a consumer gadgets maker.

Google named Dennis Woodside, who previously served as president of Google's Americas region and oversaw the integration planning, as CEO of Motorola Mobility (MMI, Fortune 500). Sanjay Jha, the Motorola Mobility CEO who architected the Google takeover, is stepping down."

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