"Samsung's Pain Is Motorola's Gain"
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Motorola may have gotten an early Christmas present from rival cell
phone manufacturer, Samsung. The Korean manufacturer reported that
its fourth quarter profits were lower than expected, hurt by the
recent price war with Finnish rival Nokia. It had been slow to beef
up its portfolio in time for the holiday shopping season, giving
Motorola's newest phones an edge.
But more important to Motorola, which doesn't compete on price,
Samsung has lost favor among carriers, who demand a constant flow of
new features to keep consumer interest high.
In the fourth quarter alone, Motorola released 20 feature packed
phones worldwide, in an aggressive attempt to capture market share.
And at the top, the heavily marketed RAZR V3.
Analysts said that publicity has helped draw consumers to Motorola's
overall portfolio, including more affordable models such as the V265;
featuring a camera, advanced speech recognition and the ability to
download games.
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