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gigaom.com - 10/29/2008

Can Motorola’s Big Bet on Android Pay Off? [GigaOM]

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A few days ago Business Week reported that Motorola was working on a new social networking oriented Google Android powered smartphone. Later we pointed out that Motorola’s experiment with Android goes beyond just one phone. Today, The Wall Street Journal reports that Motorola’s bet on Android ...

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Will Motorola Go All-In On Android? It Has No Other Choice.
TechCrunch — ... Betting the farm on Android would be a gutsy move, as it is still an unproven operating system. And, as Om points out, it could be too little, too late for Motorola’s cell phone business, which has not turned a profit since late 2006. ...

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OStatic blogs — Motorola is betting the farm on mobile open source and Android..... Is Canonical overly paternalistic with Ubuntu?..... Version 3.0 of the Alfresco Enterprise Edition content management system is out, and adds Alfresco Share for online team collaboration..... Three scripts for package management on Debian and Ubuntu systems..... Notable open source innovations.....   ...

Motorola refocusing on Windows Mobile and Google Android
Obsessable News Feed — ... Conversations: Can Motorola’s Big Bet on Android Pay Off? [GigaOM] ...

How Low Can Moto Go? [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... Yesterday I compared Motorola’s co-chief executive officer and CEO of Mobile Devices Dr. Sanjay Jha’s task of restoring his company’s handset business to climbing Mount Everest without a tank of oxygen. Man was I being generous or what — for the company ...

Motorola Cuts Could Be Bad News for Windows Mobile [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... But while Nokia, Samsung and LG are poised to benefit from a decision by Motorola to limit its offerings, such a move to bet solely on Android would not be so good for Microsoft and its Windows Mobile OS. Last year, I pointed out that Andorid ...

The Handset Market Is Getting Darwinian [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... The biggest loser by far was Motorola, which gave up 5.1 percent of its market share last year, continuing its ignoble decline. Hopefully Motorola Handset CEO Sanjay Jha has a big ace up his sleeve for 2009, but even then, I’m not sure it’s going to remain a major player for much longer. ...

Motorola Handsets Still Hemorrhaging [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... The handset business is dragging down the company, and there’s no end in sight. Motorola can’t sell it, and turning the business around in the current economic climate is as Om puts it, “like climbing Mount Everest without a tank of oxygen.” There are some indications that Motorola may be giving up, as it ...

Will Google’s Android Power the New Fourth Screen? [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... — but today it appears another, more important milestone has been reached.Motorola, which is banking on Android to save it, says ...

Could Android Save Motorola? [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... unit altogether. Shifting to Android will be a tricky balancing act, or as Om put it, akin to “climbing Mount Everest without an oxygen tank.” ...

Is Google’s Android Killing Windows Mobile? [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... As part of our conversation, Dr. Jha stressed that handset makers need to pick a single smart phone OS and devote resources to it in order to win. He pointed to Nokia and Symbian, Apple and its iPhone OS and RIM’s Blackberry OS. He used that as a logic to justify why his company ...

Motorola to unveil Android phones in September for Verizon and T-Mobile
Planet Android — ... The stakes are high for Motorola.  Many people have questioned if their bet on Android can turn the company around.  I’m no Wall Street analyst, but I’m here to tell you the answer is yes. ...