News today from the Boy Genius Report might well be an indicator of even more bad tidings heading Motorola’s way. Up until now, no matter how badly they did with their international mobile phones, Motorola could at least rely on the American market for sustenance, since they were the number 1 manufacturer in the land of the free.
Not any more, though. Samsung have kicked them off the top spot.
The shock news came as Samsung’s market share for mobile phones rose to 22.4% in the US, at the same time as Motorola’s dropped to 21.1%. Ok, it’s not a big difference in market shares, but when you consider that traditionally Motorola have been the big maker of mobile phones in America, it’s a bit of a huge, massive shock. The question is, though: does this mean the end... ... read more (mobileshop-blog)