interesting for markets google is strengthening its hardware business it s just struck a one point one billion dollar deal with taiwanese electronics company h t c the deal puts two thousand engineers from age he sees a smartphone division under google s roof the internet giant is trying to bolster its position in a sector dominated by apple and samsung the move could allow google to better integrate its arm draw its smartphone software with its own hardware google expects the deal to close by early twenty eighteen provided it gets the all clear from regulators. stock is declining despite yesterday s announcement offer a in eighteen billion dollar deal for its memory chip business investors are worried by a looming accord to battle with western digital the u.s. hard drive maker bit in the first sale but was rejected in favor of a group that includes apple and a dell desperately needs the proceeds from the asset sale heavy losses and