Motorola gets new direction, lease on life under Google
Say hello to the new Motorola Mobility.
Motorola, which struggled as a standalone company competing in the cutthroat smartphone business, gets a second chance under Google, a parent with loads of cash and even more patience.
The changes start with Dennis Woodside, an ex-Googler who now runs Motorola. Under Woodside, the company reshuffled and brought on new key managers, shifted resources away from its basic phone business, and focused more on the smartphones it believes resonates with power users.
Today's announcement of not one, but three different Droid Razr smartphones -- Motorola's first as a part of Google … Read more