Comments on: Can Motorola’s Big Bet on Android Pay Off?

By: Here’s Why Motorola Bet on Android

Here’s Why Motorola Bet on Android — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:54:30 +0000

[...] handset business should return to an operating profit next year on the strength of co-CEO’ Sanjay’s Jha’s bet on the Android operating system. From the analyst note: We estimate each Android unit contributes 4x the gross [...]

By: androfun - Motorola to unveil Android phones in September for Verizon and T-Mobile

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:14:58 +0000

[...] stakes are high for Motorola. Many people have questioned if their bet on Android can turn the company around. I’m no Wall Street analyst, but I’m here [...]

By: Mobile Tweaks | Motorola to unveil Android phones in September for Verizon and T-Mobile

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:55:12 +0000

[...] stakes are high for Motorola. Many people have questioned if their bet on Android can turn the company around. I’m no Wall Street analyst, but [...]

By: Is Google’s Android Killing Windows Mobile?

Is Google’s Android Killing Windows Mobile? — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:14:11 +0000

[...] and Symbian, Apple and its iPhone OS and RIM’s Blackberry OS. He used that as a logic to justify why his company was betting the farm on Google’s Android. Why? Because it’s the best option for the [...]

By: Motorola Handsets Still Hemorrhaging

Motorola Handsets Still Hemorrhaging — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:46:43 +0000

[...] sell it, and turning the business around in the current economic climate is as Om puts it, “like climbing Mount Everest without a tank of oxygen.” There are some indications that Motorola may be giving up, as it lays off more handset [...]

By: The Handset Market Is Getting Darwinian

The Handset Market Is Getting Darwinian — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:07:33 +0000

[...] of its market share last year, continuing its ignoble decline. Hopefully Motorola Handset CEO Sanjay Jha has a big ace up his sleeve for 2009, but even then, I’m not sure it’s going to remain a major player for much [...]

By: Motorola Phone Business Continues Nosedive : Techozi

Motorola Phone Business Continues Nosedive : Techozi — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:21:29 +0000

[...] Sanjay Jha took over Motorola’s handset division he made some quick decisions to standardize on fewer platforms. One platform he took a huge bet on was Google’s Android operating system. Sales have been [...]

By: Motorola Cuts Could Be Bad News for Windows Mobile

Motorola Cuts Could Be Bad News for Windows Mobile — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:02:17 +0000

[...] are poised to benefit from a decision by Motorola to limit its offerings, such a move to bet solely on Android would not be so good for Microsoft and its Windows Mobile OS. Last year, I pointed out that [...]

By: A Netbook With Android: Far-Fetched or Coming Soon?

A Netbook With Android: Far-Fetched or Coming Soon? — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 16:59:12 +0000

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By: Joe The Shareholder

Joe The Shareholder — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 14:50:12 +0000

Jha is sharp. He convinced the desperate, gullible, and incompetent Motorola board of directors to guarantee him a multi million dollar paycheck, even he if can’t fix Motorola Devices. He walks off with $30 million in October 2010…no questions asked. The Jha compensation deal is another example of failed American corporate governance that is ruining great American corporations. The Motorola board has presided over a string of incompetent CEOs and executives. The last Motorola CEO who knew what he was doing was George Fisher. Since Fisher, there has been a string of incompetent executives. Tooker – dull, uninspiring and a stopgap to groom the anointed prince; Chris Galvin – the tragic prince thrust into a job for which he was not cut out to do; Ed Zander -the carpet bagger; Brown – the computer illiterate; and now Jha – a $30 million no worries paycheck guy. What makes it so tragic is that Motorola operates in an industry they helped invent – mobile telephones; an industry that has grown at phenomenal rates for the past twenty years and created billions and billions of profits. Every Motorola board director should resign.

By: McGuire’s Law » Blog Archive » Business Observations: November 2, 2008 Edition

Sun, 02 Nov 2008 14:16:04 +0000

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By: Capt Ahab

Capt Ahab — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 15:23:01 +0000

Motorola Android phones late 2009? Too little, too late. Jha may not be the right guy to fix Motorola Devices. Jha comes from within the device. He is a chipset guy; an operating guy; an engineer. Success in mobile devices requires a rare blend of understanding leading technology, consumer marketing, and production efficiency. The ingredients are what makes iPhone successful and Blackberry too. Steve Jobs has proven many times how to blend technology and marketing and make hits…Mac, iPod, iPhone. Jha has no experience in marketing.

By: Will Motorola Go All-In On Android? It Has No Other Choice. | Digital World ~ Stay on Top of Tech News!

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 06:56:06 +0000

[...] the farm on Android would be a gutsy move, as it is still an unproven operating system. And, as Om points out, it could be too little, too late for Motorola’s cell phone business, which has not turned a [...]

By: Android Gathers Steam | next2friendsblog.com

Android Gathers Steam | next2friendsblog.com — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:14:51 +0000

[...] Motorola has announced that it will be using the Android platform for nearly ALL of it’s mid-level phones. This [...]

By: Saurabh Kaushik

Saurabh Kaushik — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:23:38 +0000

Either it’s Jha or Ojha, the direction is still wrong. Here, Jha is also not planing to do any thing new than his ancestors. His mantra is also to “Follow!!!!”. It is sad to see a leader like Motorola becoming failure due to its mediocre business managers who don’t have any idea of Tech market.

By: How Low Can Moto Go? - GigaOM

How Low Can Moto Go? - GigaOM — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:19:52 +0000

[...] Malik, Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 6:12 AM PT Comments (0) Yesterday I compared Motorola’s co-chief executive officer and CEO of Mobile Devices Dr. Sanjay Jha’s task of [...]