The mobile phone is stuck. It's locked into a form factor and function that is not fully respectful of the relationship with the consumers. There have been outstanding improvements in smartphone capability over the last several years, but the innovation is starting to feel similar to TV (just another screen) where the only major improvement is price. We have a different, deeper, more complex relationship with our phones than we have with some people in our lives, and Motorola understands that.
Motorola was built on innovation; first to radio, first to mobile phones, first base station. Taking risks is still in the DNA of this brand and I'm proud and excited to be a part of that culture and hope to push a few more firsts.
How do you do that? You listen to the consumer needs, you empathize with the common pain points, and you innovate accordingly. In 2016, I'm going to spend a lot of time in Moto labs serving the customers of this company and I also want to spend time with you, learning what you need from your phone.
- Motorola: We Knew Moto G Would Be A Success
Motorola has claimed it knew the Moto G would be a consumer hit, but cedes it could not have anticipated just successful the affordable phone would become. Having brought the manufacturer back from smartphone obscurity, the Moto G launched late last...
- Motorola?s Next Chapter As A Brand
As we work closer together, Motorola and Lenovo are aiming to streamline our overall product portfolio and focus on two product sub-brands -- Moto and Vibe (known as Le Meng in China). In the last day or so, many articles and blog posts have focused...
- We?re Honored
We strive to design beautiful products that people love. After all, consumers are our most important jury. But we appreciate it when that work is recognized within the design community as well. This year, Motorola received an unprecedented four ?Red...
- Motorola To Join Lenovo To Create A Truly Global Smartphone Company
Today Google CEO Larry Page announced that Lenovo will acquire the Motorola Mobility smartphone business for about $2.91BN. Since being acquired by Google in 2012, Motorola has transformed itself, focusing on solving real consumer problems and providing...
- Moto X: The Smartphone Comes Home
There are 150 million smartphones in the USA. Until Moto X, not one of them was made here. When we set out to make Moto X, we asked ourselves, why? Conventional wisdom said it wasn?t possible. Experts said that costs are too high in the US; that the US...