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It's important to understand the different divisions within Motorola. Each operates with a high degree of independence.
The PCS group (Personal Communications Sector) is the main cell-phone division. They produce phones like the V710, V600, V3, and E398. They also produce Linux smartphones. They use their own iTAP predictive text entry tech instead of T9 like everyone else. They focus on regular consumer phones. They do a lot of manufacturing in-house, but outsource some, too, especially with models for Asia.
The iDEN group produces the Nextel phones. They use T9 instead of Motorola's own iTAP for predicitive text. They increasingly outsource to companies like HTC.
The MotoPRO group produces phones and devices for the enterprise market. They use the Windows Mobile platform. They outsource manufacturing to companies like Chi Mei.
There are other groups, of course, including the division that created the new CN620 Wi-Fi / GSM phone, which uses Windows CE (but not Windows Mobile). And still more groups, that focus on things like public safety and digital cable TV systems.
Anyway, my point is that there really isn't a Linux vs. Windows issue here. The MPx series is a "standalone" product line from the MotoPRO group. MotoPRO is Motorola's strategy for the western business market, which makes it distinct from the Linux phones coming from the PCS group.
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Two Of Three New Motorola Smartphones Are Linux Based
That is what Microsoft is preaching or trying to sell. Ready-made software/platform for Phones with PDA features!
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