http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/ Engadget Comments for Motorola launching 20-30 Android phones in 2010 http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/Jan 20th 2010 1:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/Jan 20th 2010 1:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/
The make lot more money from making cheaper feature phone versions of Android phones than high end smart phone.]]>Jan 20th 2010 1:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/
it will boost the android market]]>Jan 20th 2010 1:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/
I guess it's all about the OS and it's versatility, but everyone wants the latest and greatest now. The three to six month cycle is too fast. ]]>Jan 20th 2010 1:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/Jan 20th 2010 1:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/
I never owned a Motorola phone before this Cliq, but it's solid. I would buy Moto again no question.]]>Jan 20th 2010 1:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/
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I think this is a stupid move by Moto...and with the success of the Droid, it looks like it's all gone to their head and they are going back to their old way.]]>Jan 20th 2010 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/

Ugh, groaaannn... you realize just how unfunny that was, right?]]>Jan 20th 2010 2:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/Jan 20th 2010 2:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/Jan 20th 2010 2:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/
Because "really good" is an arbitrary statement, every phone is designed for a price point, a price point offered by networks so getting lots of networks around the world to stock your phone means income. And income is the aim of any business.]]>Jan 20th 2010 2:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/Those 3 - 4 phones will quickly multiply as you start selling it to more and more carriers. Different carriers need different 3G modems. Some of them may also end up as "Google phones".

They'll probably not build 20-30 completely different designs.]]>Jan 20th 2010 2:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/
This is a disastrous move on their part. If I am gonna have to wade thru feature lists to select a phone that suits me I'm gonna end up with iPhone everytime. Guaranteed.

Not only have they ruined their already shaky brand .. it will cost them 30x overhead to maintain 30 different phones .. wrangling with suppliers ..suppoort eissues etc. all multiplied by thirty. Everything multiplied by 30 .. except sales .. which is divided nbot multiplied.

Motorola doesn't understand branding, marketing , or consumers.
]]>Jan 20th 2010 2:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/Jan 20th 2010 3:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://bit.ly/motorola-mirage-shadow-on-the-loose]]>Jan 20th 2010 8:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/Jan 20th 2010 8:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/
aside from the lingering question I have in my head wondering how you know that all 20-30 phones will be mediocre - it is simply business, my friend.]]>Jan 21st 2010 2:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/Feb 4th 2010 3:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/Jan 20th 2010 1:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/Jan 20th 2010 2:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/In case people have forgotten, NO, we didn't get 18-20 Android phones in 2009 as you said, Andry Rubin. Not even close to that figure.]]>Jan 20th 2010 3:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/
1 htc hero
2 sprint htc hero
3 htc magic
4 htc tattoo
5 htc eris
6 samsung moment
7 samsung i7500
8 samsung i5700
9 tmobile pulse
10 acer a1
11 motorola dext
12 motorola cliq
13 motorola milestone
14 motorola droid
15 not
16 so
17 far
18 off]]>Jan 20th 2010 8:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/Jan 20th 2010 1:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/Jan 20th 2010 1:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/Jan 20th 2010 2:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/
It's the same as PCs in the 80s/90s where you had multiple hardware vendors all trying to innovate a single platform vs Apple trying to do it all alone and stay just as competative.]]>Jan 20th 2010 4:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/
The droid certainly changed my opinion of them..]]>Jan 20th 2010 1:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/
I'm sure there will be some devices that will be cheaper than others to contend with other phones available at that price point. The Curve 8250 is sat at £15 per month and selling like hotcakes over here, so if Moto can output an Android device at that price point I'll be all over it!]]>Jan 20th 2010 1:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/
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I currently use a Q9C and would love to see a proper Q successor with WinMo7, or at the very least WinMo 6.5.]]>Jan 20th 2010 3:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/
But they definite need to work at design.]]>Jan 20th 2010 1:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/
aside from the Milestone/Droid and MotoRoi... they will all be junk... look at the Cliq and Backflip... utter garbage... but what else would you expect from Moto... ;-)
]]>Jan 20th 2010 1:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/Jan 20th 2010 1:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/
Good stuff Motorola.]]>Jan 20th 2010 1:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/I've only ever used candybar qwerty phones (currently nokia E72)]]>Jan 20th 2010 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/The benefit is you have a much larger screen, with access to the virtual keyboard for typing quick quips. If you want to write a long email you go for the physical keyboard.

It's the best of both worlds.

The downside is the phones tend to be slightly thicker to acommodate, but so far I've carried a TP2 or G1 in my pocket and the thickness isn't a big deal..]]>Jan 20th 2010 2:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/with a large ecosystem. motorola is just as stupid as samsung, nokia, lg or sony ericsson.]]>Jan 20th 2010 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/
Because all the named companies aren't successful at all...]]>Jan 20th 2010 1:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/
just what i meant: the more phones they release the less successfull they will be, as proven by apple and palm with its pre.
motorola should concentrate on the droid instead.]]>Jan 20th 2010 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/
People want/like all types of form-factors and want to able to choose. A stellar success from 1 phone is nice, but believe it or not, there are people who really, just don't care and want something like a slider or flip, a rounded phone, or even a phone with a hump! Their choice is what Motorola cares about, and is the reason they're going for this.]]>Jan 20th 2010 2:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/Jan 20th 2010 1:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/come on... just steal some "funny" quotes from nokia posts.]]>Jan 20th 2010 1:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/
You need to make a Razr 3 with Android. Thin flip phone, dual screens, it would be a huge hit. Everyone has fond memories of their RAZR, it just didn't keep up with the market and consumer mindset. Put Android on it, make it sexy, make a RAZR 3!]]>Jan 20th 2010 1:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/Jan 20th 2010 1:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/My only memories of my RAZR were that it was small, but it kinda sucked. I'm pretty sure that's most people's memories of RAZRs, which was a big part of what killed Motorola's dumb-phone division.]]>Jan 20th 2010 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/motorola-launching-20-30-android-phones-in-2010/Jan 20th 2010 2:04PM