Daily Links 8/13/2012: Google cuts 4,000 at Motorola, but says impact at Horsham "minimal"

Motorola Set for Big Cuts as Google Reinvents It (New York Times)
It sounds as if this round might be mostly aimed at the handset business. Reports have suggested that Google may have decided to sell the Horsham-based home business, but this article doesn't clarify that.
Update: Some cuts at Motorola Home, but company says "the impact on Horsham is minimal", Light Reading Cable reports.

Google Faces a Big Set-Top Overhang With Expected Sale of Moto Home (Multichannel News)


Pay TV should be “afraid, very afraid” of Google Fiber, SNL Kagan says (paidContent)

Dish Network's Ergen predicts a pay TV provider will launch a sports-free service (FierceCable)


Study Examines “Clubby” World of Venture Capital (Wall Street Journal: Venture Capital Dispatch)
Study by RJMetrics' co-founder Robert Moore finds that some VCs such as First Round Capital often co-invest with certain firms, while others like Edison Ventures frequently go solo.

Stick a Fork In It: Dell Is Done (PandoDaily)

Dell Is Done? Just a Little Premature (PandoDaily)
An alternative view.

Salesforce.com Just Landed Its Biggest Deal Ever, But Can’t Brag About It (All Things D)

T-Mobile USA Said To Be Target Of Trujillo Buyout Attempt (Bloomberg)

Echo Therapeutics Announces $20 Million Financing with Platinum-Montaur Life Sciences (PR Newswire)


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