News - Motorola cuts 4,000 jobs in Google inspired restructure

[HEXUS]

Will have a tighter focus on high end innovative smartphones.

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[crossy]

The layoffs amount to 20 per cent of the workforce, also a third of the 94 offices worldwide will be closed.

I never failed to be amazed at how many big technology companies think that firing 1 in 5 (or 1 in 4) of their engineers will magically improve the bottom line long term. I'd also be fascinated to hear of any occasion where that (accountant-lead?) strategy actually worked.

Currently Motorola has a line of 27 phones on offer; the amount will be reduced drastically

Hmm, that does sound a little on the excessive side. Then again is that phones in total or only smartphones? And as a matter of interest, what is the comparable figure for Samsung?

My problems with Motorola is that they appear to be "premium pricing" for something that's not actually anything special; they seem to be pretty much focused on the US market; and their Android phones have a reputation of being difficult to gain control of and not updated very often.

[mtyson]

Yes, 27 phones on the US site, most are Android phones, many are very ugly too.

[MoneyShot239]

Phones nowadays are all about fashion.

You hear people talking about their iPhone's, Blackberry's, etc.

How often do you hear "check out my new Motorola".

XD

[Brewster0101]

Yes, 27 phones on the US site, most are Android phones, many are very ugly too.

And have no software support from Motorola.

Loved my milestone 2 smartphone, best qwerty phone - let down by its software glitches that Motorola never fixed.
Motorola have little software support for they products and less so in the UK. Xoom owners have had to wait 6 months for the ICS update compared to the US devices. Thank the lord it can be changed to a GED device.