Google += HTC phone business

Google signs agreement with HTC, continuing our big bet on hardware

Google is buying part of HTC’s smartphone team for $1.1 billion - The Verge


"HTC manufactured last year’s Google Pixel and Pixel XL."

"HTC’s T-Mobile G1 was the first-ever commercially released Android smartphone in the US."

"Google completed its acquisition of Motorola Mobility in 2012. Two years later, it offloaded the company to Lenovo"

HTC Messed Up Its Google Deal - Bloomberg Gadfly