Motorola (NYSE: MOT)’s divide-to-conquer strategy, announced Wednesday by CEO Greg Brown, may give the beleaguered handset maker the opportunity to right its leaking ship. What it doesn’t do is change the fundamentals the iconic Schaumburg, Ill., communications company faces in an increasingly globalized and competitive mobile-device market. And it leaves the door open for up-and-coming [...]
Motorola’s Breakup Provides Opportunities For Competitors
March 26th, 2008 · No Comments
Research in Motion Sues Motorola For Patent Infringement
February 18th, 2008 · No Comments
BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. is suing rival Motorola, alleging that the company infringed on several of its patents and tried to extract “excessive licensing” fees from patents Motorola owns.
The suit, filed on Feb. 16 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, accuses Motorola of “anticompetitive conduct” by demanding “unreasonable” [...]
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Apple Beats Microsoft and Motorola in 4Q Phone Sales
February 6th, 2008 · No Comments
Even after being on the market for less than half a year, more iPhones sold in the fourth quarter than Windows Mobile phones in the U.S., according to research from Canalys.
Canalys researchers estimate that the iPhone had 28 percent of the U.S. converged-device market in the fourth quarter of 2007. Research In Motion, with 41 [...]
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Motorola may spin off mobile phone division
January 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment
Motorola may spin off its handset business, the weakest part of a wireless giant that has seen hard times and a management shakeup in recent months.
The company 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,” Motorola [...]
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