Alphabet Incorporated's Google said it would bay over one billion dollars for a division of HTC, moving Google forward in the smartphone market. This is not the first foray into the market for Google, whose failed purchase of Motorola raised eyebrows a few years ago. Questions are already being asked by analysts over the decline of HTC over the past 5 years. As part of the deal, Google gains about 2,000 employees and intellectual property rights.

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