Lenovo to phase out the Motorola name

[liftedplane]

thank god for them keeping moto, the lenovo X or leno X isn't something I'd be carrying around

 

[Powarun]

Does that mean we will start seeing Razer tie ins as well? Since Razer is partnering with Lenovo.

 

[IIGood]

That is fairly shocking news to me. The Motorola name really is a prominent name in the mobile market.

 

[thunderbolt_nick]

This coupled with the news that Lenovo is helping Google with the Project Tango phone...looks like they are making a lot of moves. I still call them Moto anyways so it isn't a big deal, and I'm glad they'll still be working on high to mid range phones.

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[akhenax]

First Google buys Motorola, strips them of patents then sells them to Lenovo, then Lenovo pimps out the name and dumps them the first chance they get.

I saw a movie like this once. Trade (a movie about trafficking)

 

[Sajo]

As usual....the tech media jumped on this story before they had the whole story. Turns out that not everything that has been written recently is 100% true. We will still see Motorola on packaging and licenses.

 

[tommyz]

It's sad what lenovo did to Motorola. My last Motorola phone was probably the original Moto X. I thought for sure the Org Moto X was going to start something great for Motorola.

Really too bad... Sad day for the smartphone industry.

 

[Sajo]

It's sad what lenovo did to Motorola. My last Motorola phone was probably the original Moto X. I thought for sure the Org Moto X was going to start something great for Motorola.

Really too bad... Sad day for the smartphone industry.

I'm just curious, why is this a sad day? The Motorola name and new logo will still appear on their merchandise & packaging, the same CEO is staying in place (Rick O), the same engineering team will design phones..... They are just focusing on the re-branded name of Moto instead of the full Motorola.

 

[Jonny Kansas]

I'm just curious, why is this a sad day? The Motorola name and new logo will still appear on their merchandise & packaging, the same CEO is staying in place (Rick O), the same engineering team will design phones..... They are just focusing on the re-branded name of Moto instead of the full Motorola.

Agreed. Imo, last year's (2015) Moto devices were all great. No reason to believe that won't continue. Lenovo put Moto in charge of their mobile division instead of phasing their people out & just using the name to do whatever they want.

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[xeene]

Who is making communication equipment for military? Cellphones don't matter, Motorola was a minority player.

 

[Sajo]

Who is making communication equipment for military? Cellphones don't matter, Motorola was a minority player.

I think Motorola split into two different companies a while back, Motorola and Motorola Mobility. I'm pretty sure Motorola still makes radios. Motorola Mobility was the cell phone company that will now be just Moto.

 

[Jeffrey]

It's sad what lenovo did to Motorola. My last Motorola phone was probably the original Moto X. I thought for sure the Org Moto X was going to start something great for Motorola.

Really too bad... Sad day for the smartphone industry.

I must be missing something... What is it that Lenovo did to Motorola other than buying them and shortening the name to Moto?

 

[Jonny Kansas]

I must be missing something... What is it that Lenovo did to Motorola other than buying them and shortening the name to Moto?

They also handed the Lenovo phone division to Moto's control. Sounds to me like they have at least a LITTLE faith in Moto.