Comments on: CG News: Motorola splits

By: Misery

Misery — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:16:53 +0000

The lamest lamest software I’ve seen since I played with Samsung and LG phones. Nokia, Nokia, Nokia, Nokia or, if you’ve got the money, iPhone, iPhone, iPhone.

Can’t help but think that they’ve sold as much as they have because the phone shops don’t let you play with real phones (only with dummy versions) before you buy.

By: Phil McCraken

Phil McCraken — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:07:56 +0000

“Hmm interesting to see - Motorola has certainly lost it’s power the past few years.”

In this market only. It still rules the 2way radio and large scale wireless radio systems. If you think its small potatoes, just about every city/county in the US uses Motorola Trunking / Astro / P.25 radios systems for police, fire, county services, etc.

Broadband & Mobility Solutions has been paying Mobile Devices rent for years…

By: WIRELESS « Daily Marauder

WIRELESS « Daily Marauder — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:55:10 +0000

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By: Sharon

Sharon — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:10:19 +0000

And then because if this, Engadget posts the big scoop they have been sitting on as they researched it - the firy, scathing tell-all by ex-Motorola man, Numair Faraz. Big BURN reponse.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/0.....logy-icon/

By: Pay Per Click Journal

Pay Per Click Journal — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:09:50 +0000

Hmm interesting to see - Motorola has certainly lost it’s power the past few years.

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:13:30 +0000

Motorola rode the success of the RAZR too long and never got serious about U/I issues or other matters. It also had a captive market in terms of Nextel that is now shrinking rather than growing. Seriously, there’s plenty of opportunity for innovation of handsets (e.g. iPhone, modumobile, etc).

Moto seems like another example of a big company getting complacent.

By: joyanta

joyanta — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:51:33 +0000

May be Motorola Mobile can team up with Google Android to and deliver mobile 2.0 exp. This may allow them to distinguish themselves from the rest.

By: heri

heri — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:24:17 +0000

FAIL for motorola

I have a KRZR, sleek -looking phone but the interface sucks big time

By: Trivia Mania

Trivia Mania — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:22:05 +0000

Not surprising and always a good move to keep hardware separate from software/services division.

By: Waldo

Waldo — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:47:22 +0000

Who will the Motorola handphone group merge with in the next couple of months? Will they be joining the Sony-Ericsson party or with a Chinese manufacturer?

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:42:24 +0000

#3 amor, the Razr has kept the writing off the wall for Moto Mobiles for years now, but as a company it has stood still in terms of design and as Shibopi says, interface. It’s a sinking ship (everywhere except the US) and it makes perfect sense to separate its Broadband and Mobility business, which is actually quite successful.

Lagunatic, it will be interesting if an aquisition comes about for the Mobiles side … personally I can’t see if happening because what would they be buying? Besides the US brand.

By: 摩托罗拉将一分为二 | SilenceWolf

摩托罗拉将一分为二 | SilenceWolf — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:41:43 +0000

[…] 据Techcrunch报道，手机业务公司将重点放在手机设备的研发和销售上；而拆分出的另外一个宽带和移动解决方案公司，将致力于为企业和政府提供语音安全和宽带数据传输服务。 […]

By: Marsello

Marsello — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:29:07 +0000

It really boils down to Icahn “the corporate raider” decision to split up the company so he can bring more value out of each, so it’s more of an investment decision.

By: Lagunatic

Lagunatic — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:26:48 +0000

Motorola’s broadband/data communication division was being pulled down by their phone division. It’s likely that the newly split phone company will be acquired by a competitor. The split will let the new broadband company grow - which should be good for shareholders.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:26:13 +0000

Yep, should invented the iPhone…. to bad…

By: jenkins

jenkins — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:23:44 +0000

I thought techcrunch was supposed to write about start-ups? Since when is Motorola worth writing about on your site? Are you guys getting desparate for new traffic?

By: Shibopi

Shibopi — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:24:03 +0000

if you make phones in a nice case but the worse interface ever seen in the world, its going to catch up with you at some point when people work out they need to use the phone as well as look at it

By: micfo.com

micfo.com — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:40:23 +0000

As far as to make more secure voice and data communication, I think this is good step.

By: amor

amor — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:32:04 +0000

Really I can understand how this company are losing market so fast

http://finance.google.com/finance?q=NYSE%3AMOT

By: Kevin Allman

Kevin Allman — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:26:39 +0000

no doubt this is a move as a result of pressure from mr. icahn

By: Michael Bakovic

Michael Bakovic — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:18:25 +0000

Lol, I hate motorolla. Nice.

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