boygeniusreport.com - 1/14/2009
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Rumors have been flying lately and the tip emails won’t stop - now Motorola’s plans to undergo a significant workforce reduction have been confirmed by the Chicago Tribune. When all is said and done this year, Motorola will have laid off approximately 4,000 workers across all divisions. ...
phonescoop.com - 1/12/2009
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phonescoop.com —
Phone Scoop has learned that Motorola's handset division
is expecting a large round of layoffs as soon...
as this week, according to someone familiar with Motorola's plans. The layoffs are confirmed to be significant and may amount to 50% ... (follow ...
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Motorola's Handset Arm Prepping for Massive Layoffs
engadgetmobile.com - 1/12/2009
mediacenter.motorola.com - 1/14/2009
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mediacenter.motorola.com —
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today
announced further cost reduction actions, primarily associated with the...
Company’s Mobile Devices business. The Company also announced preliminary results for the fourth quarter of 2008. The Company ...
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Motorola to lay off 4,000 this year
Engadget —
... this point -- nor layoffs, for that matter -- but the latest round cuts some 6 percent of employees from Moto's global operations, and 3,000 of the 4,000 will come directly from the handset division. The news comes along with a preliminary fourth quarter earnings estimate of a 7 to 8 cent per share loss (which isn't really "earnings" when you think about it), so yeah, it's business as usual out in Schaumburg: get lean and start making awesome products. Soon, Moto. Please. [Via Boy Genius Report] Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds Motorola to lay ...
Motorola cutting 4,000 jobs in 2009!
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis —
... company recently beefed up its Android-development team and announced that it would shift its focus to the Google (NSDQ: GOOG)-made mobile OS. Unfortunately, that means jobs across other platforms and device-types will no longer be needed.
Still, Motorola has big things planned for 2009. The company’s thinned-out and hopefully more efficient handset division has a lot riding on their shoulders, we’ll see if they’re up to the task.
[Via: BGR]
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... 4,000 jobs, three-quarters of which are from the company’s handset division, for a total of 6-percent of their global operations. It’s part of an attempt to staunch the company’s gushing cash reserves; the Q4 estimates suggest a 7 to 8 cent per share loss. Overall, Motorola has now shed 7,000 staff. ...
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