Google hires Motorola ex-president to lead a new centralized hardware team. This is BIG BIG news -- it hints at Google's plans for Nexus, ChromeOS, the living room, and even the ludicrous Google Glass.
It's also a slap in the face with a wet fish to Hiroshi Lockheimer and Nest's Tony Fadell. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers read the orgchart runes.
Your humble blogwatcher curated these bloggy bits for your entertainment. Not to mention: The History of Rock…
What’s the craic? You don't know Jack Nicas—Google Hires Former Motorola President:
Alphabet Inc. is unifying...hardware projects into a new division...to create one home...for a variety of hardware products...dotted throughout the company.
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Rick Osterloh...helped lead Motorola Mobility under Google...and he stayed on as Motorola president. [He is now] reporting to Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai.
Who broke this story? Ina "chicken" Fried and Mark "mywords" Bergen did: [You're fired -Ed.]
Osterloh is coming back to Google. ... For years, Google has struggled [with] its various hardware initiatives.
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[He] will now oversee Google’s Nexus devices...Chromecast...Chromebook laptops...Pixel C...OnHub...ATAP [and] Glass. ... It is a far broader role than his past ones.
Who are the winners and losers? Abner Li lists 'em—Osterloh is leading Google’s new hardware division:
After Dennis Woodside left [Google] to join Dropbox in 2014, Osterloh was placed in charge of [Motorola] as it was it sold to Lenovo. ... Android SVP Hiroshi Lockheimer...will focus more on software and platform development.
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After Regina Dugan left...for Facebook, there was some question what would happen to the experimental ATAP division. [The] parts...that haven’t been integrated into Google’s VR division...are now reporting to Osterloh. This includes Project Ara...Soli and Jacquard. ... Chromecast hardware will [be part of] a new suite of “living room” products.
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Previously reporting to Tony Fadell, the...team working on the next version of Glass is now reporting to [Osterloh]. The troubled Fadell remains an adviser [and] CEO of...Nest.
So who is this Rick Osterloh? Quentyn Kennemer calls him The man who helped make Motorola great again:
Osterloh is a very good choice. [He] moved from Product Manager to [COO] to President...through [Motorola’s] most exciting years. [He] focused on solid hardware, clean software, [and] reliable updates. ... Let’s hope all those values ring as loud [in] his new office.
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This move lends credence to rumors that Google and Fadell aren’t totally seeing eye-to-eye. [He] was long thought to be the frontrunner [to be] a dedicated hardware [SVP].
Some say this has been long in the planning. Heed the chronicles of riddick:
This is no surprise. He worked for Google when they bought Moto Mobility, and it looks like his contract time at Lenovo...is up. He is just a good soldier returning...to headquarters.
And Finally…
The History of Rock
[I'm not sure how I missed this when it came out last month, but it's awesome]
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