http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/ Engadget Comments for Motorola targets first quarter of 2011 for split into two 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/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/Feb 11th 2010 4:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/There will be two companies.. one Motorola and the other Motorora]]>Feb 11th 2010 7:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/Someone correct me if I'm wrong]]>Feb 11th 2010 4:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/Feb 11th 2010 4:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/"will own the Motorola brand and license it, royalty-free"
MOTOROLA BRAND]]>Feb 11th 2010 5:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/On paper, there will be 2 separate companies. The consumer products company will legally own the Motorola name, but will then "license" it to the commercial products company, to do what they want with it -- for free.

It's like on The Wonder Years, when Kevin Arnold's grandfather "sold" his car to Kevin for $1.]]>Feb 11th 2010 4:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/Feb 11th 2010 4:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/Feb 11th 2010 4:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/
The way I understand it, the company Motorola will be split into 2 different companies, but both companies will still be seen by the general public as "Motorola". Though I guess they will be separate entities in the stock market.

Basically, for most people...just move on...you won't even notice when the split happens.]]>Feb 11th 2010 4:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/
HP split and we ended up with HP and Agilent. HP then married Compaq. Agilent continues to run it's business....and some employees there would say, retains more of the original "HP Way" culture than the modern-day HP. ]]>Feb 12th 2010 12:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/

...why?]]>Feb 11th 2010 4:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/They're doing it because the different divisions have different business models - 1) slow growth, small product changes over time, but dependable income public safety / radios vs 2) the highly competitive, constant change business of mobile phones. The wild card there is the cable modem business. Mobile Devices and the cable group could have worked together very well back in the days of Seamless Mobility (handset passes off the activity the user is doing to the cable box when the user walks in the house, cable box continues the activity on the home TV from there). But that never happened, and seems pretty unlikely that it's suddenly going to happen now, esp with the cable division about to hit hard times.

Or the other way to look at it: Sanjay Jha has bonus terms that require a spin off. Hmm.]]>Feb 11th 2010 4:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/Feb 11th 2010 5:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/In layman term, Motorola Mobile Device basically losing money for the rest of the business. The board wants Mobile Device to split so as not to drag the other business down.. but the only time MD (mobile device) can be split is that MD has to be profitable..now, how to make a business that have been losing money for the past 4 years to be profitable? Well, maybe, just maybe with the new Android phones, it could be.. but its not fast enough.. therefore, combining it with Home Business, MD can be profitable..so its time to split.]]>Feb 11th 2010 7:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/The deal with Sanjay is that he has to split the company by 2010 if not he will get his US$30m bonus.. ]]>Feb 11th 2010 7:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/
Ding! Ding! Ding! ... well summarized pointdexler. I think its going to be the same as Verizon and Verizon Wireless... two seperate companies, but everyone thinks of them as one.]]>Feb 12th 2010 9:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/Feb 11th 2010 4:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/We are sending all our IP to a new company we are forming offshore.
Therefore the US company will make almost no money so we dont have to pay any taxes
In turn we can falsly pump up profits even more for a few quarters so they CEO can get a big pile of coke for a bonus.

And everyone else in this country gets stuck with more national debt and higher taxes since motorolla effectivly wont be paying anymore taxes]]>Feb 11th 2010 5:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/
This is the most intelligently accurate comment I've ever read, albeit laden with disdain and contempt, which makes me like it even more. Well done.]]>Feb 11th 2010 5:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/
The following will happen.
1) There will be a beauty contest between the Investment Banks on who will win the business to split the company.
2) Whoever wins will pocket a nice pay check and also their ANALysts will pump the stock up.
3) One year post split JHA et al will pocket their winnings and be off.
4) Naive investors will pick up the tab after the stock goes south.

As long as CEO salaries are tied to short term stock performances there will always remain the incentive to pump share prices up and then take the winnings and run.

This is a classic PUMP and DUMP strategy. ]]>Feb 11th 2010 7:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/Feb 11th 2010 7:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/Feb 11th 2010 8:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/Feb 12th 2010 1:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/Feb 12th 2010 2:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/motorola-targets-first-quarter-of-2011-for-split-into-two/.]]>Feb 12th 2010 2:12AM