Motorola Gets Slammed Again

I've said before how I hate Motorola. I say it all the time. I don't trust their hardware or their software. I don't trust their "Droid" phones, and I HATE it when people, who have, say, an LG Optimus, or a Samsung Vibrant, tell me that they have a Droid. Thanks to Motorola, all Android devices in the hands of the average American Idiot have become grouped under the "Droid" cloud, regardless of the phone maker or the phone itself.

But I'm not here to rant about Motorola. I found this interesting editorial this morning. It's based off a comment on some website. Now before you go off saying that "it's only a comment" and "this isn't the average user", read the whole thing, then comment.

http://androidspin.com/2011/03/07/random-reboots-low-quality-cheesy-is-my-take-on-the-atrix/

My opinion regarding the Atrix and the Xoom [and virtually all technology] is this-- if you plan on bringing something brand new to the table, take price into consideration. Don't use all high-quality stuff and charge a TON for your product. The average American doesn't necessarily care about HOW their device works--they want it to be shiny. This is why Apple has such a gigantic market share in virtually all of their product markets. Yes, it is shrinking on some level, but in the long run, Apple will bring something else to the table and get that market share back.

I think Motorola needs to rethink their Atrix/Xoom strategy. They jumped in on their high horse right when Apple was getting ready for another wave of Tablet Wars. If they get someone who knows how to market a device correctly, a device that WORKS, hopefully they can get a foothold in the rocky mobile device AND tablet market. If not, it looks like they're going to be stuck sliding down the mudslide created by the iPad and iPhone.