the only way to cut Motorola losses that quickly is to fire every US employee and replace them with chinese slave laborers.
We have a winner. I have many friends who once worked for IBM in their PC group. The operative word is "once". I would bet that within 3-6 months 70+% of the US Moto workforce will be gone.
Sure they did. But they didn't completely replace them with chinese slaves. Hence the losses...because Google didn't cut any Motorola employees either..
can you provide a quick summary of the articles for those of us too lazy to read them?
they just might make it work *and * we might still see a better Moto X offspring!
too high level of a summary!Uhh...I did.
In regards to the Woodside departure...expected with a purchase like this. I want to see if Punit Soni and his team are kept in place!
How Lenovo will realize growth from deal:
Achieve significant material savings from lower material costs, and global scaling.
Lower material costs means no more kevlar, no more Gorilla Glass, no more water-resistant nano coating = overall lower quality phone. All of those things, I loved about Motorola. I owned and used a Motorola Photon Q for over a year and the screen didn't have a single scratch with no screen protector. And you should all do yourselves a favor and look on YouTube for videos of the Moto G working while submerged underwater. The Moto G is my gf's first ever Android phone, and it's a solid choice, regardless of the price. Sad to see that this will all go away once Lenovo takes over.
Global scaling means cheap Chinese labor. Bye-bye Texas plant. Bye-bye "Made in the USA".
Yesterday, I made a post in another thread, defending the business practices of Lenovo, and saying they had some very smart people. This led me to believe they would do the right thing by Motorola Mobility and allow them to operate independently and continue to come out with innovative devices. However, that doesn't seem like it will be the case:
Lenovo CEO: We'll Turn Motorola Profitable In A Few Quarters, Bring The Brand Back To China, Move 3500 Workers To Lenovo
The final paragraph is basically one, big "Oh F--k" section. So not only could we not have the Moto X 2 to look forward to (which some people already feared), but we may NEVER get one. And usually when companies make their objective to be "profitable" as soon as possible, the first thing to go is quality and innovation. Not good news.
I think they will integrate Motorola's innovations into their own products while also using the Motorola brand overseas. The question is what happens to Motorola products here, will they be Motorola phones or will they be Lenovo phones with an M on the back.
Yesterday, I made a post in another thread, defending the business practices of Lenovo, and saying they had some very smart people. This led me to believe they would do the right thing by Motorola Mobility and allow them to operate independently and continue to come out with innovative devices. However, that doesn't seem like it will be the case:
Lenovo CEO: We'll Turn Motorola Profitable In A Few Quarters, Bring The Brand Back To China, Move 3500 Workers To Lenovo
The final paragraph is basically one, big "Oh F--k" section. So not only could we not have the Moto X 2 to look forward to (which some people already feared), but we may NEVER get one. And usually when companies make their objective to be "profitable" as soon as possible, the first thing to go is quality and innovation. Not good news.