Motorola Breaks String of Losses, but Cellphone Sales Continue Slide

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Motorola is coming too late into the smart phone game

August 12, 2009

Analysis by: GLG Expert Contributor

 Motorola made the best cell phones at the beginning of the new era of mobile communications Their unwarranted fix on their own closed, limited, difficult to use operating system became the epitaph of their cell-phone lead. It may be too late for Motorola. Picking the Android OS may not be the way to go either: pairing a smart phone manufacturer wannabe with an OS wannabe.  It they want to get back into the game they need to swallow their pride and support Windows Mobile and PalmOS  

Lynne GreggTech Industry Consultant: Wireless, Software, EntLynne Gregg Consulting

Cost cuts will only take Motorola so far...

August 10, 2009

Cost cuts will only take Motorola so far. Eventually, the company needs to address handset market demand or fold.

The Handset/Mobile Service Growth Engine is Running on New Fuel

August 4, 2009

Analysis by: GLG Expert Contributor

Motorola is certainly one of the most discussed communications sector companies particularly  in North America.  Their problem stems from the shift to the software centric phone tied to web/IP based  applications and content, a shift that has caught the entire mobile industry somewhat by surprise.  This shift goes beyond the device to the nature of the relationship between mobile device supplier and operator.   

Tal RaesideManaging DirectorInsight Strategic Services

Motorola Shows That Mobile Handsets are a Difficult Business

August 3, 2009

Despite a legacy of global handset success, Motorola is struggling to survive in the competitive mobile phone business.

Will Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) Android save Motorola's mobile device unit?

August 3, 2009

Analysis by: GLG Expert Contributor

Motorola reported a profit based on special accounting items, while sales continue to fall. However, is a real recovery in sight? Will the vision for success thanks to android work materialise on time?

P.J. LouisPresident and OwnerPJ Louis LLC

Motorola – More Needs to Be Done – Some Thoughts on the Turnaround

August 2, 2009

The company has done an extraordinary job getting things under control. But the hard work is not over; it has not even begun.

Motorola Is Unlikely To Recover On Its Own

August 1, 2009

Analysis by: GLG Expert Contributor

Motorola's recent announcement of a profit in Q2 2009 was due to the notorious phenomenon of "one time" factors, which by definition are not a basis for long term improvement. The performance of all its units in terms of revenues was grim, even given current broad economic hardships. It is hard to detect any signs of or reasons for significant improvement in the company's position in the near or medium term.

Comfort Zone Perils

August 1, 2009

Analysis by: GLG Expert Contributor

Now Android based handsets and Motorazr in past, Motorola's handset strategy calls for overall.