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Motorola says Jha to Android, Simpler Designs and Job Cuts
I4U News —
... fits into this streamlining strategy of Motorola. Seems they are still not focused. Motorola needs another RAZR. A hot seller like that can put it back into the game. More details on the WSJ . Posted on Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:54:54 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Motorola expected to cut more jobs as it simplifies around Android
Engadget —
Filed under: CellphonesUgh, it looks like Thursday is shaping up to be another sad Moto day. The Wall Street Journal is reporting this morning that Sanjay Jha, former Qualcomm exec and Motorola co-CEO tasked with resurrecting Motorola's mobile-devices division, is about to slash jobs in an effort to bring costs and production under control. Though obviously unwelcome news, it likely won't come as a surprise to employees since Jha reportedly told them that Motorola has two to three times as many employees working on individual projects compared to its ...
Motorola, confirmaría Android en equipos de mucho volumen
Celularis —
... Wall Street Journal nos confirma dos noticias esperadas hace tiempo, pues la división está claramente en apuros, necesita reducir rápidamente el tamaño de la plantilla y ...
Motorola Shifts Strategies, Will Bet On Android
Phone Scoop - Latest News —
... phone business. Motorola plans to layoff thousands of employees, simplify phone development processes, and focus the efforts of its mid-range devices on the Android platform. Motorola will continue to build higher-end Windows Mobile smartphones, but will seek to outsource some of the production of those phones. Motorola will continue to use its own platform for lower-tier phones. Motorola is expected to make an announcement as early as Thursday, when it reports its quarterly earnings. more info at The Wall Street Journal ...
Motorola To Cut More Jobs, Shift Focus to Android Phones [Android]
Gizmodo —
... Motorola's still not expected to drop an Android phone any time before 2009, but the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Google's platform is getting tons of attention from Jha (he came from Qualcomm, an OHA member that helped develop Android). Motorola is expected to drop their tangled web of phone OS's to WIndows Mobile for business use, their own P2K platform for the low-end, and Android for everything else. ...
Motorola cutting the fat, letting Android pick up the slack
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis —
... who are not related to these platforms are at risk of getting the Pink Slip of Doom. We had already heard that Motorola’s working on some kind of social-networking-centric Andoid device, and they were cranking up their Android division a fair bit, but not to the extent that other OSes would be shoved out the door. It does make sense to focus your efforts, though, and it’s not like the folks at Moto are strangers to layoffs…
[Wall Street Journal via Gizmodo]
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Motorola Bets Big On Android
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... Motorola is betting its future on Android with its plans to feature the OS on many of its upcoming handsets, according to an article in the Wall Street Journal. ...
Motorola cutting jobs to focus on Google Android
Phones Review —
... has apparently decided to focus Motorola’s interests on the Google Android platform, and to incorporate Android as a platform to showcase Motorola mobile phones.
It is expected that Sanjay Jha, will announce his plans today and said plans will include the laying off of thousands of Motorola employees. Jha is putting all the Motorola cookies into one Google Android basket and two other software platforms to speed development of much needed new Motorola models.
Source – WSJ
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Windows Mobile 6.5 comes before Windows Mobile 7
jkOnTheRun —
... Turns out that while Motorola might be seen as betting the farm on Android, they're still not out of the Windows Mobile licensee camp just yet. The company plans to work with Microsoft on one of the first Windows Mobile 6.5 devices for delivery in the second half of next year. I'd be curious to know what enhancements we'll see in 6.5 versus 7 at this point. ...
A Motorola no le cierran los números del Q3, recortará empleados… y plataformas! Chau Symbian
Celularis —
Motorola reveló los resultados del Q3 y son… desastrosos: pérdida de 397 millones de dólares y reducción de ingresos de 15 % con respecto al mismo periodo del año pasado.
Desde ayer, la compañía se viene atajando y confirmó que empezará a despedir miles de empleados. Lo reveló Sanjay Jha, Co-Ceo de la empresa desde Agosto, a The Wall Street Journal.
Motorola tenía la intención de separar la División de Dispositivos Móviles pero ahora el ejecutivo dijo que no lo harían en ...
