[sivanmz]

While the value of Motoblur has been questionable and the service is no longer a focus for Motorola, it makes sense to do this server side.

One connection that pushes aggregated social networking data saves the need for a multitude of apps constantly polling or keeping their own open commections to various services.

BlackBerry also provided similar services as part of their BIS plan. It would poll Gmail and Exchange servers from its own servers, and push compressed data to the device.

Also, remember that these services existed at a time of slow networks and devices and a lack of support for it from Google. At the present, it's becoming increasingly clear that only few companies have the expertise and trust to do this securely. Motorola is probably not one of them.