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Cellular Phone Forum / Providers / ATT Wireless / February 2008It's official--Moto
is getting out of the phone biz http://tinyurl.com/22q5go Thank God. Now we'll be out of the Navas biz. >is getting out of the phone biz > >http://tinyurl.com/22q5go Thoughts about whether this will kill the iDEN line entirely, or will it get transitioned off to another manufacturer? > >is getting out of the phone biz > > > >http://tinyurl.com/22q5go > > Thoughts about whether this will kill the iDEN line entirely, or will it > get transitioned off to another manufacturer? I had heard that the Nextel spectrum was going back to the gummint--I presumed that meant that iDEN was going away? >> >is getting out of the phone biz >> > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >I had heard that the Nextel spectrum was going back to the gummint--I >presumed that meant that iDEN was going away? I haven't been keeping up with Nextel specifically, I'm not in their territory (Canada, TELUS Mike is the local iDEN carrier) It makes sense that it would happen at some point, the question is just when. This is really sad news. I love my Motorola KRZR phone even though the software is very slow. You cannot beat the RF performance. > is getting out of the phone biz > > http://tinyurl.com/22q5go > > Thank God. Now we'll be out of the Navas biz. This is really sad news. I love my Motorola KRZR phone even though the software is very slow. You cannot beat the RF performance. > is getting out of the phone biz > > http://tinyurl.com/22q5go > > Thank God. Now we'll be out of the Navas biz. > is getting out of the phone biz > > http://tinyurl.com/22q5go Did anyone actually read the press release? I thought not. "Company will evaluate alternatives to accelerate the ability of its Mobile Device Business to recapture growth and profitability in an expanding global market SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Jan. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced it is exploring the structural and strategic realignment of its businesses to better equip its Mobile Devices business to recapture global market leadership and to enhance shareholder value. The company's alternatives may include the separation of Mobile Devices from its other businesses in order to permit each business to grow and better serve its customers." There is absolutely nothing therein that says Moto is bailing on mobile devices. The strongest it gets is that they MAY separate it from their other businesses in order grow and better serve... It also mentions the possibility of doing this to RETAIN the strong personnel they already have. Jeeez, grab a clue will ya? > There is absolutely nothing therein that says Moto is bailing on mobile > devices. The strongest it gets is that they MAY separate it from their > other businesses in order grow and better serve... Thank you. I was beginning to wonder where the missing part was.  SignatureGod help us all, The next President of the United States will be a liberal. > Did anyone actually read the press release? > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Device Business to recapture growth and profitability in an expanding > global market Sure I did. They spent months of time and hundreds of thousands of dollars to come up with that particular piece of nonsense, empty-air phrasing. > is getting out of the phone biz > > http://tinyurl.com/22q5go > > Thank God. Now we'll be out of the Navas biz. Real URL is: http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-31-200 8/0004747288&EDATE= It only says that they're considering spinning it off, and really they should, just like they did semiconductors. With how much other crap Motorola still sells, trying to be as nimble as you need to be for the mobile market with the rest of the stodgy patriarchal leadership environment the place has is like trying to dance with an elephant on your back. Wonder if the market cares or will shrug too-little-too-late? That said, I dig my Krazr as well. Great RF, pokey software as another person said. They do have sharp RF mofo's up in Mobile Devices that's for sure. Best Regards, -- Todd H. http://toddh.net/ >Real URL is: >http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-31-200 8/0004747288&EDATE= [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >environment the place has is like trying to dance with an elephant on >your back. Yep. Well put. >Wonder if the market cares or will shrug too-little-too-late? Only time will tell. I personally think Motorola would do better to make a strategic alliance with a strong Asian partner, as Ericsson did with Sony. >That said, I dig my Krazr as well. Great RF, pokey software as >another person said. They do have sharp RF mofo's up in Mobile >Devices that's for sure. My V3xx also has great RF, and software I'd call decent, except for crashing too often. That has as much to do with AT&T than with Motorola, since AT&T won't let Motorola update firmware in AT&T/Cingular branded handsets. SignatureBest regards, FAQ FOR AT&T (CINGULAR) WIRELESS: John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/AT&T_Wireless_FAQ> > is getting out of the phone biz > > http://tinyurl.com/22q5go > > Thank God. Now we'll be out of the Navas biz. Huh? They did the same thing spinning off their processor business into Freescale. I doubt if they're going to exit the handset business, just going to sping it into a separate company that can compete in a low margin business. >They did the same thing spinning off their processor business into >Freescale. I doubt if they're going to exit the handset business, just >going to sping it into a separate company that can compete in a low >margin business. Actually a matter of agility, not margin. A big part of the problem at Motorola is much lower margin than Nokia (e.g., 11.2% versus 16.7%). <http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/08/22/yourmoney/moto.php> SignatureBest regards, FAQ FOR AT&T (CINGULAR) WIRELESS: John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/AT&T_Wireless_FAQ> |
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