Five lessons from Lenovo’s Motorola deal

Lenovo’s $2.9bn acquisition of Motorola Mobility from Google highlights some key lessons in the industry:

1. Manufacturing still matters
2. The consumer market is not enough for smartphones
3. Watch out Nest 
4. Partners are as important as patents 
5. Google is an information company

See the Five lessons from Lenovo’s Motorola deal 

By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk