So what do we do next?

[mike250rs]

wouldn't be the first time the innovating company backed out. IBM and the dektop pc ring any bells?

[cheri]

mike I was just going to say that!

[MotoMania]

Sorry... My english is not good.

IMO.
Analyst can be wrong.
Motorola will not exist from handset business because i believe Greg Brown can increased profit Motorola handset like he has headed four different businesses at Motorola including the government and public safety business, where earnings substantially increased under his leadership.

Carl Icahn is jelouse because he can't to be "CEO Motorola". He battle with "Ed Zander" to be "CEO Motorola" but he loser. He gave the rumour about Motorola may exit the Handheld Business. Before he also gave rumour about Ericsson will buy Motorola but that's just cheap rumour. Ericsson doesn't says Ericsson want buy Motorola.

I really optimistic "Motorola" will rise up and get profit from this year 2008 (like Ed Zander told since Q2,2007; he said Motorola will get profit since year 2008).

This is Greg Brown Background:

GREG BROWN
Chief Executive Officer
Motorola, Inc.

Greg Brown, 47, is chief executive officer of Motorola, Inc. Mr. Brown joined Motorola in 2003 and was elected to the Company’s Board of Directors in 2007.

Prior to his appointment as CEO, Mr. Brown served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Motorola. Among his many accomplishments at Motorola, Mr. Brown led the $3.9 billion acquisition of Symbol Technologies, the second largest transaction in Motorola’s history and an important strategic move to strengthen Motorola’s enterprise offering. Additionally, Mr. Brown returned the automotive business to profitability and subsequently led the divestiture of that business, selling it to Continental for $1.0 billion. He has headed four different businesses at Motorola including the government and public safety business, where earnings substantially increased under his leadership.

Mr. Brown has more than 25 years of high-tech experience. Prior to joining Motorola, he was chairman and CEO of Micromuse Inc., a network management software company. Before that, he was President of Ameritech Custom Business Services and Ameritech New Media Inc. Before joining Ameritech in 1987, Mr. Brown held a variety of sales and marketing positions with AT&T.

An active member of the civic and business communities, Mr. Brown was appointed by the White House to serve on President Bush’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) in May 2004. Mr. Brown is also a member of the board of directors for United Way, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, World Business Chicago, and the U.S.-China Business Council.

Mr. Brown received his bachelor's degree in economics from Rutgers University and is a member of the Rutgers board of overseers.

January 2008

Source: http://www.motorola.com/content.jsp?globalObjectId=8569

[Tony Bag o Donuts]

Maybe if motorola would come up with decent phones (other than the q's of course) they can last. They are exclusive to Nextel/ Sprint, but how many cosmetic changes to a razr will they do? That design has been around for a few years now and needs a complete overhaul.

[PacoJr67]

changes to the RAZR? I think it's around 30 now....
Time for something new.

[cheri]

krzr isnt that a change teehee
then can be lazr, mazer, tazer..
seriously. ive not had one from the that line....but hooking on too a good thing till its dried up isnt exactly profound business practice. I tired of my previous phones with in weeks.

everyone doesnt want or need a smart phone now but times are a changin.

[Geekster]

They're going to have re-do the software, also. My boss has a rzer and it's buggier than hell. He is always throwing it at me to fix the G.D. thing, add this # to address book, etc. His last phone he threw out the truck window going down the highway. I think this one is going to meet a similar fate.

[MotoMania]

Motorola should sales focus to China, Hong Kong, India, Taiwan, Europe and America. This year 2008, Motorola has Motorola Zine / Zoom / Motorola Kodak Camera Phone (5 Mega Pixel Camera, 8 Mega Pixel Camera and 12 Mega Pixel Camera), Motorola WiMax Phone (around Q2,2008), Motorola Mobile Phone with 700 Mhz Processor and much more for this year. This year, Motorola will launch 30 types of Motorola Phones. OS still much for "MotoMagX" and "UIQ". Much more with WiFi Features and maybe begin with 4G.

[MotoMania]

For informations.

HTC share of Windows Mobile smartphone segment declining
Daniel Shen, Taipei; Steve Shen, DIGITIMES [Tuesday 29 January 2008]


High Tech Computer (HTC) has lost the title as the global top ranking vendor of Windows Mobile-based smartphones (excluding touch-screen models), with its share of the segment falling to below 30% currently, trailing behind Motorola and Samsung Electronics, according to internal data from Microsoft.
Motorola, Samsung and HTC have been competing fiercely in the segment with each vendor accounting for a 20-30% share globally, with Motorola now leading the contest with a small margin, the data showed.
Previous data indicated that HTC topped the segment with a market share of over 50% in Microsoft's fiscal 2007 (from July 2006-June 2007).
However, HTC still retained the number one title in the Windows Mobile-based PDA phone segment, accounting for nearly a 50% share, according to the same data.
Palm was ranked second in the Windows Mobile PDA phone segment with a market share of over 10%, followed by Samsung and Asustek Computer with each accounting for less than a 10% share, the data indicated.
HTC is expected to see its share in the Windows Mobile PDA phone segment continue to erode since a number of vendors, including Motorola, Samsung, LG Electronics, Hewlett-Packard (HP), Palm, Asustek, E-Ten Information System and Gigabyte Communications, are all planning to launch touch-screen PDA phones, according to sources in Taiwan's handset industry.

Source: http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20080129PD208.html

[Geekster]

Originally Posted by MotoMania

Motorola should sales focus to China, Hong Kong, India, Taiwan, Europe and America. This year 2008, Motorola has Motorola Zine / Zoom / Motorola Kodak Camera Phone (5 Mega Pixel Camera, 8 Mega Pixel Camera and 12 Mega Pixel Camera), Motorola WiMax Phone (around Q2,2008), Motorola Mobile Phone with 700 Mhz Processor and much more for this year. This year, Motorola will launch 30 types of Motorola Phones. OS still much for "MotoMagX" and "UIQ". Much more with WiFi Features and maybe begin with 4G.

I just don't want to loose my smart phone, it's a good phone and I don't want to use the "touch" method. Thanks for the info.