"Motorola Inc. announced plans to separate its struggling
handset business from other operations Wednesday, forming two
separate publicly traded companies after months of agitation
from frustrated investors..."
Business Week article: http://starturl.com/MotorolaSplit
Andreas Wenzel - 27 Mar 2008 20:13 GMT
Dave U.Random schrieb:
> "Motorola Inc. announced plans to separate its struggling
> handset business from other operations Wednesday, forming two
> separate publicly traded companies after months of agitation
> from frustrated investors..."
>
> Business Week article: http://starturl.com/MotorolaSplit
Some more interesting insight:
http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/motorola-insider-tells-all-about-the-fall-of-
a-technology-icon/
Andreas
jgrove24@hotmail.com - 27 Mar 2008 23:39 GMT
On Mar 26, 6:31 pm, Dave U.Random <anonym...@anonymitaet-im-inter.net>
wrote:
> "Motorola Inc. announced plans to separate its struggling
> handset business from other operations Wednesday, forming two
> separate publicly traded companies after months of agitation
> from frustrated investors..."
>
> Business Week article:http://starturl.com/MotorolaSplit
The Motorola name will likely go with the handset company, the
copyright of the name being one of the few things of value. The other
piece "bigger equipment co." will get some fancy name like the
semiconductor spinoff.