You were doing good right up until you said it is a mid-range device. All performance reviews so far say otherwise.
I still can't see it being selected over the S4/LG G2/ONE not to mention the up and coming Note 3 and ONE MAX.
That's just straight bull........
http://www.droid-life.com/2013/08/0...23-motomaker-an-att-exclusive-until-november/
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Look at the dates.
Sorry, I've just been wasting your time. Some people say things and I like to see where they get their information. The data you're looking for is on page 28 of Google's most recent 10-Q and page 89 of their 10-K.
Some interesting snippets as they pertain to your perspective of the company:
"Subsequent to our acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. (Motorola) in May 2012, we initiated a restructuring plan for Motorola, primarily our Motorola Mobile segment, to reduce workforce, reorganize management structure, close or consolidate certain facilities, as well as simplify our mobile product portfolio. These changes are designed to return the Motorola Mobile segment to profitability."
And a lot of that restructuring revolved around trimming costs....
" Our full-time employee headcount was 54,604 (including 15,149 headcount from Motorola Mobile and 5,144 from Motorola Home) at June 30, 2012 , and 44,777 (which includes 4,599 headcount from Motorola Mobile) at June 30, 2013"
Motorola Mobility is not being run the same as it was before it was acquired by Google. I think that's plenty obvious.
Not just the excellent phones that have already been announced, but the Nexus 5 will be a huge factor.
Regarding the customization exclusivity, has anyone considered that this may actually be the preferred route by Motorola in order to account for scalable capability? In other words, start with one carrier, iron out the wrinkles, validate the predicted volumes, THEN open it up to additional carriers when you know you've got things like this working correctly? No one else has attempted this kind of thing before so I totally give them slack in rolling this capability out in phases. And considering that Verizon is "the biggest" by customer volume and that they are rolling out the Droid line in synch with the X, as well as AT&T's propensity to pony up some bucks to get exclusive deals (e.g. S4 Active, red S4, etc.), then things really start to make sense, IMO.
Not to a large portion of the market. Not if, like the Nexus 4, it is only available through the Play store or T-Mobile. I'm sure it will draw a part of the tech crowd, but unless it's widely available, it's not going to be much of a factor.
Size. Remember how important size is to many people. I've seen people look at S4s and get turned off after 5 seconds because they don't want such a huge phone. And the Note? Many general consumers take one look and think it's completely ridiculous. Again, I've seen it happen.
Hell, I think the S4 is too big. Anything bigger than my Galaxy Nexus starts to feel really awkward.
Somebody mention iPhone sales(United States only on below).
The iPhone has been the top selling phone on the Big 3 Carriers. The iPhone has a very high retention rate versus all the other manufacturers(94 percent 2012).
There is a good chance that the people who buy a iPhone in November, December have an iPhone already so the Moto X probably wouldn't have been a consideration in the first place.
I'm shocked at how many MBA's find the time to post on Android Central. I also remember when the iPhone was going to be a flop because it was only on AT&T. I think Apple did ok with it. One thing is for sure, Samsung, HTC, Motorola, LG, Sony, Google, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon and everyone else needs to get their butts online and read the opinions of pimple faced teens living in their parent's basements because obviously none of them are cutting it and EVERY phone is a "flopped" failure to launch. :-X
I don't pretend to know the in's and out's of Apple's (or any other company's) plans or business strategies...... unlike all of the aforementioned MBA's posting in this thread.Do you think Apple would be doing okay with the iPhone if it were STILL on just one carrier?
As for the MBA comment, I am shocked at how many with actual MBA's mismanage companies. An MBA is no guarantee of success or skill.