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Motorola Looking to Exit the Cell Phone Business

by Terrence O'Brien on February 1, 2008 at 04:20 PM

Motorola Exiting the Cell Phone Business
After roughly 25 years of selling hand-held cellular phones, Motorola is getting ready to exit the business. Though Motorola did not officially say they were selling off their mobile phone division, it did announce it is searching for "alternatives" for its handset business, a euphemism for "looking for a buyer".

Motorola has struggled to keep its mobile division profitable, and has failed to replicate the success it had with its ubiquitous RAZR. Motorola has a long history of being at the forefront of mobile technology but has failed to keep pace competitors such as Nokia.

According to one source, Motorola is deep into talks with Dell, which lends credence to rumors that the PC manufacturer will be entering the mobile phone market with its own handset based on the Google-backed Android phone OS.

Take a look at the gallery to check out some of the innovative and industry shaping phones Motorola has released since their first entry into the market in 1983.

Motorola's Cell Phone Legacy



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