Motorola: refocusing on three platforms including mobile Android
To improve its mobile phone division in difficulties, Motorola has refocused its strategy around Android, the Google mobile platform, and further reduce its workforce.
According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, the new leader of the mobile division of Motorola, Sanjay Jha, is expected to unveil this Thursday, on the occasion of the publication of quarterly results, the new plans of the company. The new strategy of the manufacturer, still in great difficulty, should revolve around a net refocus its activities on a limited number of mobile platforms, including Android.
Motorola will also announce additional reductions. The world No. 3 has already eliminated more than 10,000 jobs since the beginning of its restructuring in late 2007.
In post since last August to head the mobile division of Motorola, Sanjay Jha, a former Qualcomm, took the decision to reduce to 3 the number of operating systems used for different terminals Motorola catalog, to simplify the design process and reduce costs. Exit Linux Mobile or Symbian UIQ (anyway to disappear with the advent of the Symbian Foundation). The terminal mid-range work in Google Android. Motorola also will retain, for its professionnels smartphones, the Windows Mobile platform, as well as its own system for mobile phones P2K general public.
Business Week revealed last week that Motorola was preparing actively Android smartphone-based social networks for the second quarter of 2008. A few weeks ago, a persistent rumor reported intentions to hire dozens of development specialists Android.
The future terminal under Android Motorola would have a large touch screen, and boarding a sliding full keyboard easier to capture messages and communicate with him through social networks and instant messaging.
