Ending the speculations, Sony has officially announced that it will acquire Ericsson’s share in SE. According to today’s announcement, Sony Ericsson will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony and Ericsson will get EUR 1.05 billion cash for its stake.
This deal will also give Sony a big patent cross-licensing agreement and ownership of five patent families.
Sony has also announced that it will give company an opportunity to integrate smartphones with its other network-connected devices including TVs, tablets, and PCs.
Can they focus more on gaming part for the android applications ?This seems to be grey area for Sony.