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Jerry Raia
03-29-2006, 02:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=12132' target='_blank'>http://www.brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=12132</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Last week, the news broke that Motorola was promising to release its next Windows Mobile Smartphone in April. It seems it didn't take long for Motorola to change its mind, as the official page for this device has been changed to say, "Shipping soon." The Motorola Q has been delayed several times already. At one point, its developer's CEO said it might hit the market before the end of last year, but clearly this didn't happen."</i><br /><br /> <img src="http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/images/Jerry-Q.jpg" alt="User submitted image" title="User submitted image"/> <br /><br />"Shipping soon" are the words you will now read on the <a href="http://www.motorola.com/mdirect/q/index.html">official product page.</a> Folks, I believe them too. I have no doubt the crown jewel of the Smartphones will be shipping soon. They are merely tweaking it even more than we could have imagined. Let me help you though with the thing you all want to know: when is soon? I think 2010 is soon and it will be worth the wait! :lol:
Ryan Joseph
03-29-2006, 02:55 PM
This is sad, but I'm not surprised. Part of me wonders if this will go the way of the MPx. It looks too sweet to be true and then gets pushed back...and back...and back. And then the specs aren't so sweet anymore. Kind of feels like the same thing. :?
wshwe
03-29-2006, 08:40 PM
I predict it will ship in 6 months.
pgb55
03-30-2006, 04:38 AM
My source told me a couple weeks ago not before September.
wshwe
03-30-2006, 04:40 AM
I also predict the Q will sell poorly and Moto will pull the plug on the GSM version.
Jerry Raia
03-30-2006, 04:55 AM
My source told me a couple weeks ago not before September.

If that's true then it's DOA
Mike Temporale
03-30-2006, 05:05 AM
My source told me a couple weeks ago not before September.

If that's true then it's DOA

That would be a huge understatement. ;)

I wonder if this (the September thing) is a misunderstanding about the GSM version.
Jerry Raia
03-30-2006, 05:09 AM
I wonder if this (the September thing) is a misunderstanding about the GSM version.

Perhaps, but if it is just the GSM that will be that late it is still ridiculous. That is an eternity in this world of tech. They might as well sell them as dog biscuits by then. Pathetic.