Curious that this needed to be proven, and that Google "needs" the Nexus program, as if this was a unwanted necessity.<p>Google has always stated that they want to run Motorola as its own entity. The companies spokesmen have always made very clear that the Nexus program will continue.<p>As for "fragmentation": Nobody gains anything if the Moto X ships with the latest Android version. Customers, Developer and Platform provider benefit much more from regular, long term updates (e.g. a device does not fall two version behind for two years) that instant platform updates (which are unrealistic for cross-platform technologies anyway).<p>The interesting question here is if the Moto X will get the Android version that Google releases after Android 5. If it is running the 2 weeks old version at release it only important for gadget geeks and the boulevard press.