Motorola buys Good Technology — to compete with Blackberry
(Updated with confirmation that Kleiner and others made money)
Motorola will buy Santa Clara wireless messaging company Good Technology for an undisclosed amount, in an effort to compete for big business clients.
Research In Motion’s Blackberry has dominated the corporate mobile email market, and Motorola’s Q device has failed to make significant traction. Moreover, Motorola’s rival, Nokia, bought mobile email provider Intellisync in February.
The market for wireless email has been brutal, with players like Visto, of Redwood… Continue Reading