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"Moto by Lenovo"
byRoger Cheng@RogerWChengJanuary 7, 2016 12:47 PM PSTUpdated:January 7, 2016 4:40 PM PST
The storied Motorola name will wiped off phones this year.
Lenovo, which bought Motorola Mobility from Google in 2014, is unifying its two phone businesses under the Lenovo name. It's going to use Motorola's Moto brand for high-end products and its homegrown Vibe brand for budget devices. The Motorola name isn't completely gone. It will live on from a corporate perspective as a division of the Chinese consumer-electronics giant, said Motorola Chief Operating Officer Rick Osterloh.
"We'll slowly phase out Motorola and focus on Moto," Osterloh said in an exclusive interview Thursday at theCESconference in Las Vegas."
The phase-out is notable because Motorola once represented the pinnacle of wireless technology. The company did invent the cell phone, after all. At a point in the mid-2000s, you couldn't turn your head without seeing the ultrathinRazr flip phone, which came with a"Hello, Moto" ringtone. Older folks will remember the MotorolaDynaTACas one of the first true mobile devices.
But times change. Google bought Motorola's phone business in 2012 and sold it two years later.
"It's our treasure," Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing said afterthe deal. "We plan to not only protect the Motorola brand, but make it stronger."
Lenovo wants to use its corporate brand to unify the products. Phones such as theMoto Xwill prominently feature the blue Lenovo logo. Motorola's iconic M "batwing" logo will still be used.
Lenovo's branding makes sense. Motorola has seen its business take a beating. Nowadays, you're more likely to nab the latest Apple or Samsung phone than you are to look at a Motorola device. Motorola said it removed its name from the packaging in 2013.
Still, some bemoan the loss of such a significant name.
"Lenovo does not have a bad brand but Motorola stands for a lot, especially in mobile," said Carolina Milanesi, an analyst for Kantar WorldPanel. "It would be a shame to move away from that."
The decision is likely a play to use the Moto lineup, which is popular withAndroidenthusiasts, to get people more acquainted with the Lenovo brand. While Lenovo is the world's largest PC maker, it isn't top of mind for phones and other mobile products.
Osterloh and his business group will soon take over all mobile operations at Lenovo. This means bringing Vibe phones into markets where Moto exists, and vice versa.
In markets where the Lenovo name is strong, the company intends to introduce the Moto line as an upscale product. Motorola will use the relationships and sales channels in its territories to push Vibe phones that cost less than $100. Osterloh said he expects to bring the Vibe line to the US, though that's not likely to happen this year.
He compared his strategy to how Old Navy and Banana Republic, both owned by Gap, coexist. "It didn't make a lot of sense not to cover the markets, top to bottom."
大意是“motorola”品牌即将消失，取而代之是“moto”。联想将在高端手机上打上lenovo和M标志。哎，可怜的我摩啊。
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byRoger Cheng@RogerWChengJanuary 7, 2016 12:47 PM PSTUpdated:January 7, 2016 4:40 PM PST
The storied Motorola name will wiped off phones this year.
Lenovo, which bought Motorola Mobility from Google in 2014, is unifying its two phone businesses under the Lenovo name. It's going to use Motorola's Moto brand for high-end products and its homegrown Vibe brand for budget devices. The Motorola name isn't completely gone. It will live on from a corporate perspective as a division of the Chinese consumer-electronics giant, said Motorola Chief Operating Officer Rick Osterloh.
"We'll slowly phase out Motorola and focus on Moto," Osterloh said in an exclusive interview Thursday at theCESconference in Las Vegas."
The phase-out is notable because Motorola once represented the pinnacle of wireless technology. The company did invent the cell phone, after all. At a point in the mid-2000s, you couldn't turn your head without seeing the ultrathinRazr flip phone, which came with a"Hello, Moto" ringtone. Older folks will remember the MotorolaDynaTACas one of the first true mobile devices.
But times change. Google bought Motorola's phone business in 2012 and sold it two years later.
"It's our treasure," Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing said afterthe deal. "We plan to not only protect the Motorola brand, but make it stronger."
Lenovo wants to use its corporate brand to unify the products. Phones such as theMoto Xwill prominently feature the blue Lenovo logo. Motorola's iconic M "batwing" logo will still be used.
Lenovo's branding makes sense. Motorola has seen its business take a beating. Nowadays, you're more likely to nab the latest Apple or Samsung phone than you are to look at a Motorola device. Motorola said it removed its name from the packaging in 2013.
Still, some bemoan the loss of such a significant name.
"Lenovo does not have a bad brand but Motorola stands for a lot, especially in mobile," said Carolina Milanesi, an analyst for Kantar WorldPanel. "It would be a shame to move away from that."
The decision is likely a play to use the Moto lineup, which is popular withAndroidenthusiasts, to get people more acquainted with the Lenovo brand. While Lenovo is the world's largest PC maker, it isn't top of mind for phones and other mobile products.
Osterloh and his business group will soon take over all mobile operations at Lenovo. This means bringing Vibe phones into markets where Moto exists, and vice versa.
In markets where the Lenovo name is strong, the company intends to introduce the Moto line as an upscale product. Motorola will use the relationships and sales channels in its territories to push Vibe phones that cost less than $100. Osterloh said he expects to bring the Vibe line to the US, though that's not likely to happen this year.
He compared his strategy to how Old Navy and Banana Republic, both owned by Gap, coexist. "It didn't make a lot of sense not to cover the markets, top to bottom."
大意是“motorola”品牌即将消失，取而代之是“moto”。联想将在高端手机上打上lenovo和M标志。哎，可怜的我摩啊。
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