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Motorola: No Google Android 'GPhones' Til Next Christmas
Motorola: No Google Android 'GPhones' Til Next Christmas
Henry Blodget said: Oct. 30, 9:43 AM A year? Are they kidding? Why bother to announce it. > Dan Frommer (URL) said: Oct. 30, 9:47 AM They didn't announce the phones. They announced that they are changing from a 6-to-10 platform company to a 3-platform company, which, they hope, will help their ...
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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mobile-review.com — Print this review First look at Motorola MOTOAURA Motorola has been through a lot of hardships and... its current condition, while still critical, isn't the worst they've been in. At any rate, it hasn't affected their ability to create out-of-this-world ... (more) review.com First look at Motorola MOTOAURA
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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Motorola's "Focus On Android" Won't Yield an Actual Phone Before Christmas 2009 [Shocker]
Gizmodo — ... Talent we are looking for is software execution. Have great software talent around the world. Ex Good Technology staff working on forward-looking developments. In terms of time to market, once we get these platforms solidified and delivering products, will have much better oiled machine and will be competitive with other folks in the industry. Goes to show how difficult it is to overcome the intertia of failure a wrecked corporate culture can generate. [Silicon Alley Insider, Moconews] ...

Motorola not producing Android until NEXT Christmas? Say it isn’t so…
Gear Diary — ... boring offshoot of the Moto Q in some offbeat color with a slightly different shape but the same boring underlying design and the same lousy battery life. And, no, I don’t think a $2,000 luxury cell phone that looks like a re-cycled V70 is going to help Motorola…. Holy cow. I wonder if Motorola will even have a cell phone division by next Christmas? Update : Silicon Alley Insider is reporting that Motorola is firing 3,000 - mostly from their Cellphone Division Link: Motorola: No Google Android ‘GPhones’ Til Next Christmas

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