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Published 11/05/2009 by CNN Money


Why the Droid won't save Motorola

Wall Street's excited about Motorola for the first time in awhile thanks to new smartphones. But the stock's more than doubled this year. It's time to hang up. NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Motorola is obviously hoping that, to twist a famous Obi-Wan Kenobi quote from 'Star Wars,' its heavily hyped new phone...

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...to compromise. "The problem with Android phones is this: How do you gain a competitive advantage when you rely on somebody else for a key piece of the system?" Wilson said...
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