A collective sigh of relief from Android partners around the world.
Google has called for calm amid fears that the firm will provide Android OS favour to Motorola following the $12.5bn acquisition of the mobile manufacturer.
At Google's South Korea office, Eric Schmidt, executive chairman, said: "In general, with all of our partners, we told them that the Motorola deal will close and we will run it sufficiently and independently, that it will not violate the openness of Android...we're not going to change in any material way the way we operate."
Samsung and HTC in particular are big users of Android and following Schmidt's words of reassurance, it's likely the firms will now be able to allay any concerns they had.
Google has seen huge popularity with its Android OS and the purchase of Motorola will be the firm's chance to move into the smartphone market and stand on its own two feet.
Motorola recently announced it has been forced to relieve 800 employees of their duties as a result of weak profits.
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Schmidt also responded to questions about the late Steve Jobs biography in which Jobs said he was going to destroy Android and that iPhone was started before Google's efforts.
Schmidt, said: "I've decided not to comment on what's been written on a book after his death. Steve is a fantastic human being and someone who I miss very dearly.
"As a general comment, I think most people would agree that Google is a great innovator and I would also point out that the Android effort started before the iPhone effort."
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