3. History
1928 – Galvin Manufacturing Corporation
1930 – Motorola radio
1948 – Rename to Motorola
2004 – RAZR released
Jan 2011 – Motorola splits
4. Financials
End of 2010
Total Assets: 9.730
billion
Revenue 13.064 billion
Net income: -249 million
5. Motorola RAZR
Released in 2004
Marketed until 2007
Best selling “clamshell” phone in the world
Motorola’s Failure
Rise of 3G
Touchscreens
Droid RAZR (2011)
“Thinnest 4G LTE Phone”
10. Future
Positive
Mobile ventures
Google
Negative
Alienating Techie Community
Falling of cable TV
Overall
Slightly Negative
Notas do Editor
Galvin Manufacturing Corporation first developed a battery eliminator, basically a batteryless power source.Motorola radio – one of the first commercially successful car radiosRename to Motorola – During this time focused the business around TV’s and radiosProducts in histroy – walkie-talkie, defense electronics, car phone, televisions
At the end of 2010Total Assets: 9.730 billionRevenue: 13.064 billionNet income: -249 million
Sold more than 130 million unitsDroid RAZR thickness at 7.1 mm