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Motorola Fully Assimilated?
mobilitysite.com - 1/15/2009
Motorola Fully Assimilated?
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If reports I got today are true, then it appears to be pretty cut and dried that the Motorola we once knew is not only dead, but being buried and danced upon even as we speak. The proud producer of such past gems as the RAZR and the Q (which I still use and love) spun off the foundering ...
chicagotribune.com - 1/14/2009
Motorola to lay off 4,000 in 2009 -
— chicagotribune.com — Schaumburg-based Motorola Inc. said Wednesday it is laying off 4,000 workers in 2009, with 3,000 of them... in the company's flagship mobile phone division. The layoffs are expected to begin immediately and come on top of a 3,000 workforce reduction ... (more) Motorola to lay off 4,000 in 2009 -

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mediacenter.motorola.com - 1/14/2009
Motorola Media Center
— mediacenter.motorola.com — SCHAUMBURG, Ill. – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced further cost reduction actions, primarily associated with the... Company’s Mobile Devices business. The Company also announced preliminary results for the fourth quarter of 2008. The Company ... (more) Motorola Media Center

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Motorola confirms rumors of layoffs, 4,000 to be affected in 2009
boygeniusreport.com - 1/14/2009
Motorola confirms rumors of layoffs, 4,000 to be affected in 2009
— boygeniusreport.com — Rumors have been flying lately and the tip emails won’t stop - now Motorola’s plans to undergo... a significant workforce reduction have been confirmed by the Chicago Tribune. When all is said and done this year, Motorola will have laid off ... (more) Motorola confirms rumors of layoffs, 4,000 to be ...

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Fast Company - Technology:  The Gadget Jobocalypse? Tech Stalwarts are Still Downsizing

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The Gadget Jobocalypse? Tech Stalwarts are Still Downsizing
Fast Company - Technology — ... --Motorola, Google, Microsoft and Seagate are all about to do some staff downsizing, or take a serious look at their options. [image] Woe-mired cellphone maker Motorola announced yesterday that it will immediately ditch around 6% of its global workforce--mainly from its handset division. That amounts to perhaps 3,000 to 4,000 fewer people developing new phones for Motorola, which may be why the company is tying itself to producing no more than 12 new cellphones per year (apparently all running Android). Those ...

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