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Motorola Cuts Could Be Bad News for Windows Mobile [GigaOM]
gigaom.com - 1/13/2009
Motorola Cuts Could Be Bad News for Windows Mobile [GigaOM]
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Motorola will soon lay off as much as 50 percent of its handset division, according to mobile industry blog, PhoneScoop , citing an unnamed source said to be familiar with Motorola’s plans. The post also claims that Motorola will skip the CTIA Wireless trade show in April, and will ...
bits.blogs.nytimes.com - 1/9/2009
Microsoft: Expect Fewer Phones with Windows
— bits.blogs.nytimes.com — The maker of Windows Mobile wants fewer, better devices.... (more) Microsoft: Expect Fewer Phones with Windows

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Motorola's Handset Arm Prepping for Massive Layoffs
phonescoop.com - 1/12/2009
Motorola's Handset Arm Prepping for Massive Layoffs
— phonescoop.com — Phone Scoop has learned that Motorola's handset division is expecting a large round of layoffs as soon... as this week, according to someone familiar with Motorola's plans. The layoffs are confirmed to be significant and may amount to 50% ... (follow ... (more) Motorola's Handset Arm Prepping for Massive Layoffs

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Celularis:  Motorola podría abandonar a Windows Mobile

GigaOM Network:  Moto Backing Away From Windows Mobile [GigaOM]

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Motorola podría abandonar a Windows Mobile
Celularis — ... Como bien dice Om Malik, Nokia, Samsung y LG (más SonyEricsson y HTC) serán los más beneficiados de una caída de Motorola. Incluso PhoneScoop confirma que Motorola no tendrá su clásico stand en la próxima CTIA en Las Vegas en el mes de abril de 2009, lo que confirma que la decisión de recortes es grave. ...

Moto Backing Away From Windows Mobile [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... that Motorola would cut as much as 50 percent of its handset division, as it slashes down the number of phones it sells to a dozen and focus solely on Google’s Android Operating System. The decision, made us wonder if Microsoft’s Windows Mobile OS might be a big loser because of that focus on Android. ...

Microsoft Mobile vs. Android: Hostilities to Start Afresh May 11th [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... , “Overall, it looks like Android is going to have a very strong year.” Microsoft’s Windows Mobile partners — Motorola, Samsung and HTC — are all spending considerable resources on Android-based phones. ...

Is Google’s Android Killing Windows Mobile? [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... . At that time, the handset maker denied any such moves. A month earlier, however, I hinted at Motorola backing away from Microsoft-based handsets. ...

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