1.  Not sure that the Droid was Motorola’s biggest success ever.  I’m not even sure it is their best selling Android phone since (as many people appear to have forgotten) the Droid X was a huge hit last year, selling out the first day.

2.  Only the original Droid was unlocked… even the Milestone version was locked.  So it is not like they were moving away from a position… they have maintained it from the word go with the exception of the VZW Droid which was like DevPhone 3 (G1 and MyTouch being DevPhone Rev 1 and 2).  So it was an “exception” and really that is all.

3.  Where Motorola has been a complete and utter failure so far is marketing.  VZW was responsible for the marketing behind the Droid.  Left to their own, Motorola comes up with… well… that stupid commericial we saw during the SuperBowl.

4.  The part of about HTC is true… somewhat, but even they have been having to do some dancing lately, because they are going to upgrade something, then they are not, then they are again, then it won’t void your warranty, then it will.  Perception is definitely a big part of this as HTC is perceived to be more “friendly” and I guess this is the reason people (in forums like this) are more willing to give them a pass and not complain when Sense has gotten so bloated it can’t fit on phones that are less than 6 months old, or they put their foot in their mouths about Gingerbread updates.  Much like the marketing area, Motorola fails in this respect… but that doesn’t make their actual phones any worse.  

There is nothing wrong with passion… or debate.  But I think what Michael is talking about is the sheer anger and almost person (and sometimes personal) level that people seem to take.  It is like “How dare you like a Motorola phone?”  and doing so seems to make some people think it is then OK to just lash out in a vile manner.

But I disagree that this is the reason for the vitriol. (since there are more people a… with wi-fi than 4G and B. Most of the real haters I am talking about don’t even own the tablet).  Just look at how many people bitch about the SD Card because some mfrs used the hack to enable the card.  Look at how many claim poor build quality (never an issue with Motorola devices), when that has never been an issue, and of course it doesn’t apply to only the Xoom.  It has come to a point where if the name Motorola is on it… it seems to give people what they believe is free reign to just lash out in every direction.

Actually I think every single one of us is correct in whatever we say because we have different needs and wants. One phone could be perfect for one person while it is not for the next. Motorola phones would be perfect for everyone if they just gave the option to unlock like HTC is headed towards. If every company gave us the option to void our warranty and rest that on us, then we would just argue over which phone is best…. LOL  Which is all we do anyway….  

“We’re not leading the charge on Windows 8, but as we become comfortable that [Windows 8] is a viable ecosystem [and] that the quality of innovation and quality of services and quality of capabilities [are] being delivered there, we will certainly be open to that,” he said in response to a question.
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