Motorola has been under Google’s wings for quite some time now, and it does seem as though Google has gotten some assistance from Motorola in order to sell Google’s very own Chromecast TV streaming dongle from the former’s very own web site directly. How will some of Google’s Android device manufacturing partners see this situation? It would mean that there is a fast growing level of interconnectedness between the companies, and with Motorola being a viable outlet for consumers to pick up the Chromecast dongle, apart from other outlets such as Best Buy, Amazon, and Google Play.
We have spent some time in a demo walkthrough of the Chromecast right after it was launched (not to mention covering the launch event, too). Sure, Chromecast has its fair share of advantages within the entire Google ecosystem, but it has not really become an indispensable piece of consumer electronics hardware that would require every Tom, Dick and Harry to rush out from their homes just to pick one up. This move by Google to market the Chromecast dongle on Motorola’s site does seem to resemble more of a strategic marketing move, something that those behind boardrooms will discuss more than impacting the end user. If anything, it just opens up another channel for end users to pick up the Chromecast dongle
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