What do you think of the ad? Verizon Wireless seems pretty confident about their wireless broadband network, so they’d better live up its claim of mobile net superiority! The Droid “Pretty” ad feels like a kick-ass answer to Apple’s “there’s an app for that” campaign, featuring witty and pithy messaging the Mac maker is known for. While personally appealing, I’m not really sure how the target market (geeks?) would react.

In any case, now I’m mindlessly trying my best to mimic the robotic “drrrooooidd” sound bite. Thanks Verizon!

(image from Wikipedia)

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Flipswap will give anyone as much as $350 for their iPhone plus a guaranteed $25 bonus with Droid proof of purchase. By taking advantage of this third party promotion, your readers will not only be the first of their friends with the latest gadget – but they’ll still have enough left over to buy out their current smart phone contract or pick up a Droid Multimedia Station.

The specifics are simple: Trade in your iPhone by November 30th and use promo code “getdroid” at checkout to receive a $25 bonus credit. Include a copy of your DROID purchase receipt with your traded phone as proof of purchase to receive the bonus. You can visit www.flipswap.com/DROID to check it out.

Whoever came up with this idea is taking quite a risk, and most likely hoping the Motorola DROID is making a splash as enjoys distribution in the US courtesy Verizon Wireless.

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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.

It’s easy to mark this development as yet another sign of Motorola’s decline from world #1 to near bankruptcy. But then again, to quote a cliche, when the going gets tough, the tough get going. There’s some optimism surrounding new Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha, based on his performance at Qualcomm. It’s quite possible that, as pressure mounts on Motorola to increase profitability and cut costs, it will finally dig itself out of the hole.

But as BusinessWeek rightfully reports: “a credit rating cut won’t make [Sanjay's] already tough job any easier.” Motorola still possesses some clout, technologically and financially. But the company has to change significantly for it to perpetuate any hope and lack of cynicism about its future. Worse, even if the manufacturer wanted to divest itself of its handset business, no willing buyer has come forward.

So there you have it folks: Motorola’s back is literally up against the wall. More than ever, each action or strategy implementation brings the company closer to dissolution or recovery.

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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.

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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?

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