http://icecrums.com/2008/10/30/how-low-can-moto-go/ geekery 2.0 Mon, 07 May 2012 13:31:59 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://icecrums.com/2008/10/30/how-low-can-moto-go/comment-page-1/#comment-323 Jonathan Tarud Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:01:26 +0000 http://icecrums.com/?p=390#comment-323 I'd beg to differ. The RAZR was great hit for them(although the OS sucked), and it stopped there. It took them at least two to three years to come up with newer RAZR. Instead of keeping the RAZR as a high end brand, and releasing subsequent models, they choose to milk it. It went from $600 USD to free with no new releases. Their music phones were also too little too, too late. I think that innovation is up to the managers. The RAZR team was a huge success in it's inception, just like iPhone team. One of the keys to innovation is the DNA imposed by managers. The lost it really fast, while Apple has been able to keep up with it. I’d beg to differ. The RAZR was great hit for them(although the OS sucked), and it stopped there. It took them at least two to three years to come up with newer RAZR. Instead of keeping the RAZR as a high end brand, and releasing subsequent models, they choose to milk it. It went from $600 USD to free with no new releases. Their music phones were also too little too, too late. I think that innovation is up to the managers. The RAZR team was a huge success in it’s inception, just like iPhone team. One of the keys to innovation is the DNA imposed by managers. The lost it really fast, while Apple has been able to keep up with it.

]]> http://icecrums.com/2008/10/30/how-low-can-moto-go/comment-page-1/#comment-322 Allan Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:44:50 +0000 http://icecrums.com/?p=390#comment-322 Easier said than done. I don't think you can find evidence of Motorola "stopping innovation" - it's not a conscious decision any sane manager makes. The process of innovation is harder than it looks. Easier said than done. I don’t think you can find evidence of Motorola “stopping innovation” – it’s not a conscious decision any sane manager makes. The process of innovation is harder than it looks.

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