World’s Highest Mobile Phone Call - Relevant?
I normally don’t tend to skew off topic of Symbian/S60-related news, but this I think has some sort of relevance. So on the 21st of May, a climber scaled Mt. Everest with a Motorola Z8 and made 2 phone calls and sent a text message. Why? Not sure. Does it matter? Not really. This is a pretty pathetic publicity stunt, in the opinion of many. However, I think it further hammers in the recent realization of many that Motorola is a dying company.
Dying? Yes. And by dying, I mean they’ve stopped innovating. They had the RAZR, what, 5 years ago? 6? It was an incredibly innovative device. The thinnest handset ever manufactured, and it was a resounding success. It initially retailed for $600 (with contract, sound familiar?) and within MONTHS had dropped to $200. Which means it was just a pretty tin can, without alot of meat. In fact, it’s fatter cousin, the V551, had been out and was easily available for ~$50 with contract. Same EXACT feature set, other than the dimensions.
