Just when we thought things could not get bigger after Google +, search engine giant Google took the reigns of controlling the cell phone manufacturer, Motorola. With this move, Google plans to set foot in the plush smartphone market with the help of Motorola’s already established base.

Google paid a premium of $40 a share on the current share price of Motorola for the take over. Many stock market experts claimed the 63% premium can be seen as a huge move in the expansion plan of Google. With the move, many believe that the stock prices of both Motorola and Google will be expected to rise.

Larry Page, the founder of Google believe this new move will help expand the base for Android and the OS will not only be limited to smartphones.

Many cell phone manufacturers like HTC use Android as the operating system for their phones. This means, Google  would be a direct competitor to its own software.

Many market experts believe that apart from expanding the Android base, Google shall have other advantages from the acquisition. The major one being the fact that Google now owns the 17,000 patents and the 7,500 pending patents formerly owned by Motorola. With the help of these patents, Google can combat many legal hassles over infringements of Intellectual Property Rights for Android in the future.

According to market reports, Android is currently the most preferred OS for smartphones but the fact still remains that Apple remains the market leader when it comes to Smartphone sales figures. Now, Google shall have enough base to provide a head on competition to Apple.

With the new endeavor, Google can expect to make some major changes in the current unpredictable mobile phone market.