Comments on: Motorola and the story of Geoffrey Frost continues http://cultureby.com/2008/03/motorola-and-th.html This Blog Sits At the Intersection of Anthropology and Economics Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:48:52 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Louise Milne http://cultureby.com/2008/03/motorola-and-th.html/comment-page-1#comment-1746 Louise Milne Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:34:24 +0000 http://grantmccracken.com/cco/http:/grantmccracken/page-title#comment-1746 <p>just wanted to say hi Grant! - came across your blog in a search for Yves Klein - good to see your web presence!<br /> I'm still in Edinburgh - got a book out finally called Carnivals and Dreams - check it out on Amazon UK. Hope all well with you & that our paths cross again in the real world soon. All best, Louise</p> just wanted to say hi Grant! – came across your blog in a search for Yves Klein – good to see your web presence!
I'm still in Edinburgh – got a book out finally called Carnivals and Dreams – check it out on Amazon UK. Hope all well with you & that our paths cross again in the real world soon. All best, Louise

]]> By: LK http://cultureby.com/2008/03/motorola-and-th.html/comment-page-1#comment-1745 LK Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:36:03 +0000 http://grantmccracken.com/cco/http:/grantmccracken/page-title#comment-1745 <p>i am not 'saddened' by my razr phone at all. and i'm involved in the mobile industry. in fact what i've noticed is that many of the tech people in the industry have had the same phone for years...they try out the new nokias, samsungs, etc but unless there's a really compelling reason to change handsets and go through all the set-up and entering of data etc they tend not to. they do check out the new handsets but they don't jump to new hardware that quickly. at the same time i know people who 'lead' with their iPhone. iPhone therefore I am, that sort of thing. very much a look at me, i have a rolex mentality. the truly cool people seem to be somewhat embarrassed that they have an iPhone...the ones that love it for its incredible ease of use and functionality...for whom it does not matter that it's the "it object" of the moment.</p> <p>also...check out RIM's new blackberry 9000 -- apple talking about suiing for copyright infringement of the iPhone. </p> i am not 'saddened' by my razr phone at all. and i'm involved in the mobile industry. in fact what i've noticed is that many of the tech people in the industry have had the same phone for years…they try out the new nokias, samsungs, etc but unless there's a really compelling reason to change handsets and go through all the set-up and entering of data etc they tend not to. they do check out the new handsets but they don't jump to new hardware that quickly. at the same time i know people who 'lead' with their iPhone. iPhone therefore I am, that sort of thing. very much a look at me, i have a rolex mentality. the truly cool people seem to be somewhat embarrassed that they have an iPhone…the ones that love it for its incredible ease of use and functionality…for whom it does not matter that it's the "it object" of the moment.

also…check out RIM's new blackberry 9000 — apple talking about suiing for copyright infringement of the iPhone.

]]> By: Rick Liebling http://cultureby.com/2008/03/motorola-and-th.html/comment-page-1#comment-1744 Rick Liebling Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:22:51 +0000 http://grantmccracken.com/cco/http:/grantmccracken/page-title#comment-1744 <p>'...Nokia has a seemingly unbreakable stranglehold...' </p> <p>Go back two years and replace Nokia with Motorola and you see what Grant is talking about. Consumer loyalty is to concepts like 'qaulity' or 'innovation', the name/logo is quickly becoming a secondary consideration.</p> <p>The window of opportunity for product success lasts until a competitor unveils something better. If you're lucky, that might be a month or two.</p> '…Nokia has a seemingly unbreakable stranglehold…'

Go back two years and replace Nokia with Motorola and you see what Grant is talking about. Consumer loyalty is to concepts like 'qaulity' or 'innovation', the name/logo is quickly becoming a secondary consideration.

The window of opportunity for product success lasts until a competitor unveils something better. If you're lucky, that might be a month or two.

]]> By: Stan Lee http://cultureby.com/2008/03/motorola-and-th.html/comment-page-1#comment-1743 Stan Lee Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:51:33 +0000 http://grantmccracken.com/cco/http:/grantmccracken/page-title#comment-1743 <p>Incredible story.</p> <p>I remember in the mid nineties Motorola was market leader here in Australia. By the end of the decade they'd virtually disappeared and Ericsson was No. 1.</p> <p>Despite the undoubted popularity of Razr, Nokia has a seemingly unbreakable stranglehold on the current Oz market.</p> <p>Bring on the iPhone!</p> Incredible story.

I remember in the mid nineties Motorola was market leader here in Australia. By the end of the decade they'd virtually disappeared and Ericsson was No. 1.

Despite the undoubted popularity of Razr, Nokia has a seemingly unbreakable stranglehold on the current Oz market.

Bring on the iPhone!

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