Motorola Stock

So last Friday, Standard & Poor’s downgraded Motorola’s rating to Junk, representing Motorola’s increasing riskiness as an investment. What this means for normal people is that it will now be harder for Motorola to borrow money to recover, as the cost of doing so has increased. Read more

Motorola’s newer models have really not caught any significant attention, which is probably why agents of the company decided to spam this blog. Looks like the manufacturer’s higher-ups have started to pin hopes on the Android OS, seeking to ride on a potentially “strong developer community and application ecosystem”.

That’s just part of a three-fold plan:

• Android will be the major platform for Motorola phones. Goodbye Symbian!
• The P2K platform will power low-end models.
• Production of Windows Mobile devices may be outsourced.

Nokia should watch what happens closely. If Motorola’s Android gambit proves successful, it may push other developers relying on Symbian (LG for one) to start taking the mobile platform more seriously. The Unwired View speculates on further ramifications.

Here’s something that came up on our comment moderation queue:

That is an awesome gadget! It is right up there with the Motorokr (link to motorola.com/E8) this phone has crystal talk technology, a Mode-shift feature, full HTML browser, and plays music! Technology sure is growing by leaps and bounds!

Now what did this obviously spammy comment have to do with our DSC-T77 announcement? Is Motorola spamming blogs to build awareness for their latest products? Is the troubled manufacturer really that desperate?

Maybe it’s because Motorola hasn’t made an appearance on this website for God knows how long?