moto x cyber wed sold 10k+

[Woosh]

Alright. I guess if you consider the lumia a success, then we're all good.

It's not about what we consider a success. It's about what the company considers success enough to keep producing products. Moto made a phone some ppl want to buy, they may not have captured 10s of millions on it's first try out in their new direction. But unlike Nokia which is now dead, Moto has money to play with since they have the financial backing of one of the most successful companies around today.

This interview tells me that they're still working on improving and we haven't seen the last of product launches. I'll be sad if Moto goes the way of Google buzz, but it doesn't seem like its headed that way just yet.

 

[ultravisitor]

I guess if you consider the lumia a success, then we're all good.

Personally, I don't consider the Lumia at all. To me, it makes more sense to compare within the Android space and between Android and iOS because they're basically splitting the market.

The Unwired article has some problems--the numbers he's putting out don't make sense entirely (in one paragraph he's cites 1.4 million Nokias sold but in another he says "let's say, 1.2 million Windows phones")--but I agree with his assertion that Apple and Samsung are special cases and, as a result, people should really leave them out of the equation when discussing the success other OEMs are experiencing with their phones.

I mean, really. If Apple and Samsung are the barometer for success, then people should be saying that nobody is doing well.

 

[androidatic]

Well, the Wall Street Journal compared the Moto X numbers to those of the Galaxy S 4.

How many times does it need to be pointed out that Motorola is nowhere near the level of Samsung and, thus, no one should be expecting those kinds of numbers from them?

The WSJ is good for financial news and big news stories but when it comes to electronics they're pretty worthless.

I sometimes read their reviews of stuff like TV's, video games/consoles, etc and I can't believe how inaccurate they are and how little they know about this stuff.

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[DS1331]

That means Apple is better.....because everyone knows the things that sell the most means it's the best. That is why I stick to buying Apple and Samsung, they have proven track records of being the best phones ever.

Q10, HTC One, Nexus 7, Moto X

 

[tdizzel]

Hmm. A website called "unwired view" or the WSJ. which should I trust? Tough question...

There you go again. WSJ is the big name that does the big volume, so you imply they are automatically the best. Believe it or not, the WSJ can be incorrect and some little website that disagrees with them can be right, but you seem stuck on looking at whoever does the most volume and deeming anything else a failure.

 

[torifile]

There you go again. WSJ is the big name that does the big volume, so you imply they are automatically the best. Believe it or not, the WSJ can be incorrect and some little website that disagrees with them can be right, but you seem stuck on looking at whoever does the most volume and deeming anything else a failure.

BUSTED.

 

[torifile]

The WSJ is good for financial news and big news stories but when it comes to electronics they're pretty worthless.

I sometimes read their reviews of stuff like TV's, video games/consoles, etc and I can't believe how inaccurate they are and how little they know about this stuff.

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Sales numbers don't count as financial news?

 

[TechTinker]

Look at this ac article:
Android over 52% of the U.S. market as of October, Samsung still leads OEMs | Android Central
The numbers are still old, but Motorola is the only android OEM that went UP. They might not be busting down doors, but their doing good.

 

[mayconvert]

Umm... I hate to rain on the parade but Apple sells 10k iPhones every few minutes.

I work at Apple and own a moto x.

 

[JungleLarry]

Hmm. A website called "unwired view" or the WSJ. which should I trust? Tough question...

Listen guys, I'm on your side here. I want the Moto X to be a successful product. I hope it will be.

There's already a thread on that article, here: http://forums.androidcentral.com/moto-x/333450-only-500-000-moto-xs-sold-third-quarter.html

My post, on 11/12:

Pretty skewed statistics considering:

- The phone was released in late August (Q3 ends in September)
- It was only released in North America.
- Motomaker was an AT&T exclusive until yesterday.
- It wasn't marketed heavily until recently.

We'll see what the year-end sales reports have to say.

Now, why would I be optimistic about Motorola sales? In that interview, Dennis Woodside said their site crashed because they weren't prepared for the level of demand and volume that was generated. Think about that for a second -- Motorola, the company that, by your estimates, is selling poorly, WASN'T
PREPARED
FOR
SUCH
HIGH
DEMAND
FOR
THEIR
PRODUCT.

 

[androidatic]

Sales numbers don't count as financial news?

Not when the overall discussion is about a topic on which they don't have expertise. Again, look at the WHOLE article. They fail from the very moment that they begin comparisons that shouldn't be made.

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[torifile]

Not when the overall discussion is about a topic on which they don't have expertise. Again, look at the WHOLE article. They fail from the very moment that they begin comparisons that shouldn't be made.

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Ok, then.

Yay! The moto x exceeded expectations!

The phone's great; probably the best Android phone available. That's good enough for me.

 

[chevyman29]

Ok, then.

Yay! The moto x exceeded expectations!

The phone's great; probably the best Android phone available. That's good enough for me.

WOW a little light shined in..... lol

you know life is pretty good whenever we have nothing better to do than sit around and argue about phones . we are ALL PATHETIC !

 

[globster2000]

Ok, then.

Yay! The moto x exceeded expectations!

The phone's great; probably the best Android phone available. That's good enough for me.

For what it was worth, your first few posts were constructive criticism to me even though I wrote the topic of this thread to show the progress of motorola and its future.

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[DayThyme]

you know life is pretty good whenever we have nothing better to do than sit around and argue about phones . we are ALL PATHETIC !

For me, phones are just a hobby. There are worse hobbies to have, like stamp collecting.

 

[thatguitarguy]

Hey, let's all keep in mind that the Moto X isn't released globally, but only to a few select markets. That would definitely have a significant influence on the amount of units sold in comparison to a device that is sold in most parts of the world (the iPhone).