Google have bought Motorola for $12.5 billion (£7.5 billion)

Google have confirmed today that they have purchased Motorola Mobility for a staggering $12.5 billion. This is considered a big step for Google and the likes of Samsung and HTC seem to agree. Here's what they had to say:

"We welcome the news of today's acquisition, which demonstrates that Google is deeply committed to defending Android, its partners, and the entire ecosystem," said Peter Chou (CEO of HTC).

"We welcome today's news, which demonstrates Google's deep commitment to defending Android, its partners, and the ecosystem." JK Shin (CEO of Samsung).

"I welcome Google's commitment to defending Android and its partners," Bert Nordberg (President & CEO of Sony Ericsson).

"We welcome Google's commitment to defending Android and its partners." Jong-Seok Park (President & CEO of LG Electronics).

All companies feel that Google have done well in this acquisition and at the same time keeped up their commitment to Android. We will now have to see who will actually get the chance to release Ice Cream Sandwich.