Will Motorola end up another BenQ Mobile?Once the pioneer of the mobile telecommunications industry in the 1980s, the handset maker is now nothing more than a derailed train, marking the possible end of an era.
Bailing outStill, it's not entirely impossible that one of Motorola's rivals may be interested in bailing out the phone-maker. Suspected suitors exploring this avenue include Dell, Toshiba, Huawei, ZTE, LG and, perhaps, even Samsung.With the infusion of investment funds and a new management onboard, the latter two companies in particular could leverage on Motorola's assets to close their gap on market leader Nokia. According to a Gartner report for Q3 last year, LG and Samsung increased their market share by 1.1 percent and 2.3 percent (compared with the same period the year before), placing them in the second and fifth spot, respectively. If only it was that easy. Samsung already has a brand to call its own with a market share that is growing steadily, and it doesn't make much economic sense to take over the financial burdens of Motorola. In June last year, Samsung has also announced plans to expand its mobile phone production capacity in India, one of the world's fastest-growing cellular markets. LG, on the other hand, may not have the necessary resources. "It doesn't look like they would have the funds for such an acquisition," Lee Min-hee, an analyst at Dongbu Securities, told Reuters in a recent report. Can we live without a Motorola that brought us the iconic RAZR (2004) and StarTac (1996), no matter how brief these blockbusters were? Will we have to relive the BenQ Mobile debacle again with Motorola? Share your views in Talkback.
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Eventhough the prospects for Motorola don't look very bright at the outset, they are not bleak altogether. Just guess if the likes of Apple make a joint venture with MOTO! They already had a small tie up with Apple for iTunes in many of their phones including the iconic MotoRAZR V3i. The combination can be killing.
Feb 04, 2008 22:11
2008 is a do-die year 4 MOTO....so HELLO motto, you should just come up with a real successor to RAZR or you are doom to oblivion...
Feb 05, 2008 11:08
All of this happened in such a short amount of time that it's ad, really. Farewell, Moto!
Feb 06, 2008 00:18
i have sent motorola a mail on the day razr was released.
As much as it was a great sellout , the phone lacks serious substance. in fact i have a list of 10 items that could be put into a phone and be a constant winner.
Everyone i know who used the razr or any other recent motorola phones are hit by the regret symtoms after just 3 months of using, thats what a dumb blond will get u if you marry one.
I have been playing with mobile phones since the pcn from motorola, its very obvious what features are needed and what improvement needs to be done to a motorola handset to make it a success.
What i got from their dept was a reply template, of "thank you for writing to us." . No one takes free consultation seriously.
Feb 24, 2008 19:13
I feel that although Motorola is currently failing, they are not doomed. Unlike Siemens which have not been popular before, Motorola has. the RAZR has been a major milestone in mobile phone history. I feel that Motorola has a chance of redeeming itself. Motorola simply need to do more thinking and more design R&D. Hopefully they won't simply crash and burn, considering they were the 2nd largest mobile market seller just 2 years ago.
May 25, 2008 20:46
Honestly in my personal opinion Moto needs to re-establish itself by doing the following:
1. Better QA with their products
2. Better understanding where the market is heading
3. "Must Have" edge
4. Better batteries!
5. No more Razrs ~_^ ... unless it can be improved upon
May 29, 2008 12:03
