Motorola Plans New Design Strategy

[Jerry Raia]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.laptoplogic.com/news/detail.php?id=143' target='_blank'>http://www.laptoplogic.com/news/detail.php?id=143</a><br /><br /></div><i>"After the success of the Razr phone, the world's number 2 phone maker Motorola said to stay on top in the design battle with rival cell phone makers next year, the head of its mobile devices division said on Tuesday. Starting next year Motorola, will revamp its strategy for launching all new products and follow the method used by Apple. Motorola said to follow Apple Computer's strategy by begin selling phones the day after announcing them, rather than announcing them well in advance."</i><br /><br />The first sentence should read "After the success of the StarTac..." How about staying on top of the design battle by putting something interesting on the inside Moto! A Smartphone that actually doesn't have to be returned 3 or 4 times would be nice! I want to see more Smartphones. You have to read this short article. It made me laugh. Announcing the latest remake of the StarTac the day before is not going to make a difference. Motorola already tried imitating Apple, can anyone say "ROKR"?

[Mike Temporale]

Hrm, tough call. I agree that when the product is announced vs sold doesn't really indicate any better quality. However, I really, really, really hate how Moto announces it's phones 8 to 10 months before it's actually available. :evil: With any luck, holding back until the day before might remove some of the market presure to ship ship ship and allow them more time to rework things and make sure it's right before it's announced.

On the flip side, this could hurt Motorola becuase it means we won't hear any new product announcements from them for a long time. 8O

[Jerry Raia]

this could hurt Motorola becuase it means we won't hear any new product announcements from them for a long time. 8O

Yeah, I enjoy pre-bashing their stuff long before it comes out! :lol: