HTC's $1.1bn tie-up with Google stops short of outright takeover

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Google also gets its hands on HTC's IP in a non-exclusive deal

Smartphone maker HTC has agreed a $1.1bn investment and cooperation deal with internet giant Google that will see HTC become Google's main provider of hardware. The deal will even see some HTC p...

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