> No, its a straight spin off.

*I* know that :-)

> I wouldn't be surprise to find that Motorola still held a partial stake in the company.

They did for some months:
http://media.freescale.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=196520&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=831749

And 2 years later was this:
http://media.freescale.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=196520&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=905906

And now this:
http://media.freescale.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=196520&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1567938

[ Edited by Andreas_Wolf 03.06.2011 - 18:26 ]