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  1. #1
    DevilsPGD
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    In message <[email protected]> "Elmo P.
    Shagnasty" <[email protected]> wrote:

    >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?



    See More: It's official--Moto




  2. #2
    Jar-Jar Binks
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    Re: It's official--Moto

    This is really sad news. I love my Motorola KRZR phone even though the
    software is very slow. You cannot beat the RF performance.

    "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > is getting out of the phone biz
    >
    > http://tinyurl.com/22q5go
    >
    > Thank God. Now we'll be out of the Navas biz.
    >






  3. #3
    Jar-Jar Binks
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    Re: It's official--Moto

    This is really sad news. I love my Motorola KRZR phone even though the
    software is very slow. You cannot beat the RF performance.

    "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > is getting out of the phone biz
    >
    > http://tinyurl.com/22q5go
    >
    > Thank God. Now we'll be out of the Navas biz.
    >







  4. #4
    Say What?
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    Re: It's official--Moto

    Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
    > 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?





  5. #5
    clifto
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    Re: It's official--Moto

    Say What? wrote:
    > 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.

    --
    God help us all,
    The next President of the United States will be a liberal.



  6. #6
    Todd H.
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    Re: It's official--Moto

    "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <[email protected]> writes:

    > 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/st...4747288&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/



  7. #7
    DevilsPGD
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    Re: It's official--Moto

    In message <[email protected]> "Elmo P.
    Shagnasty" <[email protected]> wrote:

    >In article <[email protected]>,
    > DevilsPGD <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    >> In message <[email protected]> "Elmo P.
    >> Shagnasty" <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>
    >> >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?


    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.



  8. #8
    SMS
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    Re: It's official--Moto

    Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
    > 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.



  9. #9
    John Navas
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    Re: It's official--Moto

    On 31 Jan 2008 20:40:50 -0600, [email protected] (Todd H.) wrote in
    <[email protected]>:

    >Real URL is:
    >http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/st...4747288&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.


    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.

    --
    Best regards, FAQ FOR AT&T (CINGULAR) WIRELESS:
    John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/AT&T_Wireless_FAQ>



  10. #10
    John Navas
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    Re: It's official--Moto

    On Fri, 01 Feb 2008 06:10:33 -0800, SMS <[email protected]>
    wrote in <[email protected]>:

    >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>

    --
    Best regards, FAQ FOR AT&T (CINGULAR) WIRELESS:
    John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/AT&T_Wireless_FAQ>



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