And the net operating loss might even keep increasing which increases the tax deductions. Suddenly Google is walking away from the deal having essentially paid zero for Motorola simply because they were able to keep more of their profits.
After 10 years, sell it off for a few billion and boom, profit. Assuming they can't make money with it. I think they can. But right now I don't think they care about profit margins simply because it helps them pay less taxes.
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