Struggling Motorola reportedly a contender to make Microsoft's challenger to iPhone
Motorola reports first-quarter earnings results this morning amid signs that it might weather the economic downturn with spending cuts and a possible deal to make a new Microsoft touchscreen cell phone, according to analysts and forecasters.
The Microsoft "Pink," the reported code name for Microsoft's planned multimedia cell phone aimed at challenging the popular Apple iPhone, could be manufactured by Samsung, HTC or even Motorola, according to a report issued Wednesday by the Motley Fool money advice column.
Verizon is reported to be the phone carrier that Microsoft is courting as its "Pink" partner, and Verizon already sells Windows Mobile smart phones from Motorola, Samsung and HTC, according to the Motley Fool report.
A separate report by analyst Mark McKechnie of Broadpoint AmTech consultancy predicts Motorola's handset sales will remain weak in the quarter, but he foresees a turnaround once Motorola starts producing Android-based smart phones as soon as the fall.
Meanwhile, a Cook County judge has asked Motorola and its former chief financial officer Paul Liska to try to resolve their ongoing battle over alleged evidence destruction.
Motorola alleges that Liska erased evidence from a workplace laptop, while Liska charges that Motorola is waging a smear campaign against him.
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The Microsoft "Pink," the reported code name for Microsoft's planned multimedia cell phone aimed at challenging the popular Apple iPhone, could be manufactured by Samsung, HTC or even Motorola, according to a report issued Wednesday by the Motley Fool money advice column.
Verizon is reported to be the phone carrier that Microsoft is courting as its "Pink" partner, and Verizon already sells Windows Mobile smart phones from Motorola, Samsung and HTC, according to the Motley Fool report.
A separate report by analyst Mark McKechnie of Broadpoint AmTech consultancy predicts Motorola's handset sales will remain weak in the quarter, but he foresees a turnaround once Motorola starts producing Android-based smart phones as soon as the fall.
Meanwhile, a Cook County judge has asked Motorola and its former chief financial officer Paul Liska to try to resolve their ongoing battle over alleged evidence destruction.
Motorola alleges that Liska erased evidence from a workplace laptop, while Liska charges that Motorola is waging a smear campaign against him.
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