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reghardware.co.uk - 11/3/2008

Motorola legal tie to pull pricey Aura phone off eBay | Register Hardware

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Exclusive Once you’ve grown tired of your mobile phone then it’s your prerogative to flog it on eBay, right? Not if you buy Motorola’s upcoming Aura phone , because the firm’s penned a contract to prevent secondhand sales. A source close to the company told Register Hardware that in order to ...

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online.wsj.com - 10/29/2008

Motorola Speed Dials Cell Overhaul

— online.wsj.com — Motorola Inc.'s new cellphone chief is moving quickly to scale back the struggling division, simplifying the way... it makes devices and cutting additional jobs. Sanjay Jha, who also became Motorola's co-chief executive in August, has decided to focus ... (more) Motorola Speed Dials Cell Overhaul

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pcmag.com - 10/30/2008

Motorola Delays Cell-Phone Spinoff, Drops Platforms - News and Analysis by PC Magazine

— pcmag.com — confirmed Thursday that it will eliminate its MOTOMAGX and Symbian platforms in order to focus on the... Google Android , Windows Mobile , and P2K 3G solutions. The company will also delay plans to spin off its mobile business into a separate entity.  ... (more) Motorola Delays Cell-Phone Spinoff, Drops Platforms - ...

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coolsmartphone.com - 10/30/2008

Windows Mobile 6.5 mentioned by Motorola CEO

— coolsmartphone.com — Hello, what's this? A mention of Windows Mobile 6.5 ? Sanjay Jha, phone CEO at Motorola's has... stated that.. "Windows Mobile 6 has not delivered the experience that I think Apple has been able to deliver, but as you look at the plan that Windows ... (more) Windows Mobile 6.5 mentioned by Motorola CEO

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Motorola Legal Contract Won't Let You Hawk $2000 Aura Phone on eBay [Motorola Aura]
Gizmodo — ... They apparently keep its image of exclusivity untainted by appearing in a vulgar virtual auction house. If you want to dump the phone (the horror), you have to sell it back to Moto. Since each phone comes with a unique ID, it's possible Moto could track you down with their legal bloodhounds if you do it anyway—they should be able to afford some pretty decent ones too after selling a couple of these things. [The Reg] ...

Motorola to prevent secondhand AURA sales on eBay?
Engadget — ... We'll be completely straight-up with you: we don't believe this for a second. Okay, maybe for a nanosecond, but not a full-on second. An unnamed source close to Motorola has reportedly informed Register Hardware that in order to maintain the AURA's ...

Motorola thwarting eBay sales of Motorola AURA luxury phone?
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — ... how Motorola would prevent eBay sales or how Moto would enforce such a contract. But, if true, this could set a precedent for contract-tied handsets that goes beyond the multi-year wireless contracts we already have to deal with. The Motorola AURA isn’t exactly within reach for us, but we’d imagine that anyone with the bankroll to snatch up an AURA wouldn’t be too worried about recouping a portion of the handset’s purchase price on eBay. [Via: Register Hardware] Related News: Motorola AURA is one ...

Motorola AURA to come with contract that prevents future sale on eBay?
Gadgetell — ... course, the same source was not kind enough to let any buy back pricing information slip. In the meantime, we can only treat this as rumor, but regardless if you are willing, or better yet, able to spend the $2000 asking price then you most likely are not going to be all that concerned on getting a high resale value.  While the source has stated that the AURA cannot be resold, I wonder what Moto would say if the original owner just wanted to give it away. Via [Register Hardware] Full Story » | Written ...

Motorola blocks selling of AURA on eBay: New contract forbids
Phones Review — ... AURA, you sell it back to Motorola under the signed agreement, but there is no indication just how much Motorola is willing to buy the mobile phone back for. Apparently this move to keep the Motorola AURA off places like eBay is an effort by Motorola to preserve the AURA’s air of exclusivity; which means Motorola is attempting to force customers into only selling the AURA back to them, and probably at a much reduced price than the $2,000 it costs new. Source – reghardware ...