Texrat

Motorola: Dead Company Walking?

This is very sad to watch.

Raw Data Report: Cell Phones

Good to see the Nokia 5310 gaining traction.

Here's What Will Happen To Apple's Rivals

"PlanetStarbucks, Texrat, Firestar, Lazerow...these comments show some understanding of the cellphone market"

Thanks for the acknowledgment, monrio.

It helps that I'm heavily involved in the industry. ; )

Here's What Will Happen To Apple's Rivals

"Like, they have a choice? Theyv'e been sitting on their tushes for, like, 15 years. The future of phones = not just a LITTLE smart, but VERY smart. Apple has done it, the others have tried and failed repeatedly."

Of course they have a choice, especially Nokia with its 40% global market share. Apple isn't infallible (google 'apple failures') so this hyperbolic talk implying Jobs walks on water and the iPhone will be completely destroying all comers is sheer nonsense (if the latter were true, Apple would have made enough iPhones for every current cell phone user). Yes, the product is successful and will be going forward (assuming Apple doesn't turn it into a RAZR) but claiming it's enough to obliterate established giants is beyond naive.

Nokia certainly has the breadth and depth to survive the iPhone, and then some. Take your rose-colored shades off and watch.

Here's What Will Happen To Apple's Rivals

Oh please, Arrington. As if competitors plan to roll over and just let Apple destroy them.

Sometimes I am amazed at the slathering naivete that appears in stock analysis articles. But commenter J Lazerow above got it right. Read and learn.

Motorola Has Little to Gain From Handset Unit Sale - Barron's

Even though I work for a competitor, this train wreck is very sad to see...

Nokia Ready to Exploit Motorola's Weakness

TP said: "there is no real market for high-end in the USA"

Tell that to RIMM. I can imagine their response...

Nokia Ready to Exploit Motorola's Weakness

I think the previous comment is a bit naive and hyperbolic. "The entire handset business" will NOT be all about exploiting third world countries, although that will surely represent a large, and likely even majority, percentage of the effort.

Still, North America remains a key market in many respects, most particularly smartphones and business mobility. Nokia will continue to push for multimedia computers to take a larger share of the overall handset market, and the US will be a big factor in that.