Comments on: Motorola Pins Hopes On Android, But Analysts Question If It Can Distinguish Itself From Rivals

By: Sam B

Sam B — Sun, 10 May 2009 02:04:26 +0000

Bob Altizer, you are a frakking genius. Damn, I wish I said what you did.

All I can complain about is posturing managers who do nothing but sniff ass. Heck, even my dog can dog that (and for far less money)

By: Bob Altizer

Bob Altizer — Thu, 07 May 2009 01:23:25 +0000

Whether it's Android, Symbian, Linux, Windows Mobile, Windows CE, os OS/360, a mobile phone's operating system should be irrelevant to its end users, who are interested in features, functionality, and price. And as long as developers have a way to create and install interesting applications, they'll be happy as well.

The point of mature platform-based design is that the platform itself, a collection of common features, can be combined with differentiating features to support a variety of products. Moreover, with proper product architecture the platform should be extendible, migratable, and even replaceable without affecting the top-level features and functions built upon it.

So in spending so much time talking about the platform and so little about the features, I can only conclude that Moto — as usual — doesn't have a clue, and is desperately crying "Hey, me too! Me too! I'm using the cool Google OS so pay attention to me!" Maybe Sanjay Jah should invest some of that $104M compensation package in attempts to reanimate the late Geoffrey Frost.

By: Alan Levy

Alan Levy — Wed, 06 May 2009 20:35:45 +0000

Most of Moto's problems stem from a me-too policy. I find very little substantive difference between what is available today versus from the past. And this applies to all manufacturers save Apple. However, the iPhone is geared to entertainment, the easiest of all applications inasmuch as there's a glut of offerings available for a glut of somewhat similar devices; whether or not these devices can make phone calls being the basic difference between them.

Moto needs to differentiate with services available through their smartphone. This requires cooperation between Moto and entire industry sectors. Real limitations are SOLELY based upon bandwidth quantity. Moto is failing to think about capabilities; and should be less interested in entertainment and more interested in servicing the daily chores of individuals through cooperation with industry sectors.

I am available for further explanation by email at alan.levy@ymail.com.

By: Peter Reuter

Peter Reuter — Wed, 06 May 2009 05:48:14 +0000

Jha's comments have a large "Manana" component,considering that Motorola is not a start up operation.I would feel better about the future if there were some comments about how to optimize the TODAY market also…..after all,there is a large Motorola presence in the market with insufficient attention to Today's marketing.Having the Best product at the Lowest price is nice but not necessary…The trick is to grow and survive when the engineering cycle unfortunately has fallen behind the competition.That is when Smart marketing comes into play to hold the Fort until engineering catches up and that is a necessary ingredient in the Technology business.

It is time Moto hires some Marketing Gurus to partner with the Engineers in the operation.He(or she) is probably working at HP right now and willing to switch for a piece of Jha's action( a very small piece only)