Motorola was anAmerican company that madecell phones and otherelectronics . The company was based inSchaumburg, Illinois , a small town just outside ofChicago ,Illinois . After losing $4.3 billion from 2007 to 2009, Motorola was divided in two separate companies on January 4, 2011; Motorola Mobility andMotorola Solutions.[ 2] [ 3]
They were listed in theNew York Stock Exchange asMOT Archived 2013-09-22 at theWayback Machine .[ 4]
The company began with the name Galvin Manufacturing Corporation in 1928, and then later adopted the 'Motorola' name in 1947. They were the first developers of thewalkie-talkie inWorld War II .
On August 15, 2011,Google said that it would buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
On October 30, 2014,Lenovo finalized its purchase of Motorola Mobility fromGoogle .[ 8] [ 9]
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