Motorola massacre: iPhone slices Razr...

Mon, 06/23/2008 - 01:31 — Andy Space

 Apple's iPhone is already snapping at the heels of Research In Motion and trouncing Palm, but spare a thought for another victim of the invasion - former partner, Motorola.

Apple worked with Motorola to deliver the first iTunes-capable mobile phone, the somewhat lacklustre ROKR. While this never truly competed with Motorola's RAZR phone, it was an attempt.

Motorola's handset sales are suffering now in the PiP (Post-iPhone) world. A survey by Rubicon Consulting reveals 14 per cent made the switch from Windows Mobile; 13 per cent from Blackberry, 7 per cent ran from Palm - but almost a quarter, 24 per cent, of those surveyed were previously owners of a Motorola Razr.

A survey conducted by JD Power and Associates found the average price paid for a handset in the US has increased by $9 over the past six months, to a record high of $101.


 

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Comments

Is this surprising? The RAZR

Is this surprising? The RAZR is *old* - you can get in surpermarkets unsubsidised for £30 now. Half the ones that were sold previosly have probably broken/been lost/dropped down the toilet by now.

It's not really the same market as the iphone - it's a nice stylish flip phone that was a trend a couple of years back, not a smartphone.

Time has passed the RAZR by.

Time has passed the RAZR by. It is now the suck.

Poor Razr...you were cool for

Poor Razr...you were cool for about two days. Maybe even three.

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