Comments on: What's next for Motorola?

Now that its battle with investor Carl Icahn is behind it, the company can focus on rolling out new, innovative cell phones.

[stopher2475]

RAZR software stinks.

I bought a RAZR used when my Sony Ericson died. It's a good phone but I'm really dissappointed with the interface. It's just clunky and less functional compared to my SONY. Can't sync via bluetooth. Sony's software is just slicker. Also it seems like the hardware has more power. The RAZR does have good predictive text though.

[Macsaresafer]

RAZR does stink, but you're being screwed by Verizon.

I have a Razr, and I hate it. The software is buggy. It drops the
connection to the headset randomly, and sometimes it thinks
the battery is 'invalid.'

The Razr can however, sync via bluetooth. I do it all the time,
but I don't have Verizon. They hobble all of their phones so that
you have to use their VCast 'service' to transfer files and
calendar information. Put a song on your phone? They charge
more than the iTunes $0.99 per song AND they charge you for
the air time to download it!

[jacobdol]

cannot agree more - UI is as unintuitive as it could be

i have the same problem. I normally use Sony Ericsson phones but
was forced to get a motorola since it's the only 3g phone for
Cingular frequencies. Actually there is an LG phone but LG is years
away from understanding what cell phone UI is and what
functionality it should have. In any case razr ui is super unintuitive
and clumsy. It is also full of bugs. I wish motorola just copied Sony
Ericsson ui.

[Ian Kirkland]

just like

"Meanwhile, Motorola will also soon face competition from a
company with no cell phone expertise. Apple is expected to release
its new iPhone in early June. That phone, which will be available
only through AT&T's Cingular Wireless, is already attracting a great
deal of attention."

NO CELL PHONE EXPERIENCE, just like the iPod-no mp3 player
experiencee. sometimes no experience is a good thing!

[gniz]

Software tightly coupled with Hardware

Seems like Motorola should begin developing applications/server side services that work great on their phones. This is their problem. Sure hardware form factor has been the big seller for the last few years and what they did with the razor was similar to what Apple was able to achieve with the ipod, but they didn't build itunes, and an ongoing franchise in anything other than all the spin-offs of the razor. I am not saying they need a music hub (too late), but something equivalent. Every US carrier needs to differentiate, and Motorola could help them, but there doesn't seem to be much effort on Motorola's part, or maybe it is the carriers? This may be outside their core competency, but to survive they will need more than hardware.