Google 2011, "The Globe and Mail" reported that Google bid $900 million for 6000 Nortel Networks patents. On August 15, 2011, Google made its largest-ever acquisition to date when it announced that it would acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion subject to approval from regulators in the United States and Europe. In a post on Google's blog, Google Chief Executive and co-founder Larry Page revealed that the acquisition was a strategic move to strengthen Google's patent portfolio. The company's Android operating system has come under fire in an industry-wide patent battle, as Apple and Microsoft have sued Android device makers such
Phone Power October 2010, Phone Power announced the acquisition of VOIP.com customers. The VOIP.com brand co-exists independently with the Phone Power brand. In August 2011, Innomedia announced a large purchase order of VoIP adapters from Phone Power. On May 2, 2012, Phone Power alerted customers that they were experiencing a Denial-of-service attack on their website. Service was temporarily interrupted to customers, but was fully restored that afternoon. They reported on their Twitter account that problem reported to FBI. In March 2014, Obihai Technology advised clients using Obihai analog telephone adapters with Google Voice that they should switch to rival vendors Phone Power