February 2012
January 2012
What $12.5 Billion Buys You These Days →
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Motorola warned their Q4 numbers would be bad. And boy are they ever. A rundown:
They shipped — shipped, not sold — 5.3 million smartphones in the quarter. As a reminder, Apple sold 37 million.
For the full year, Motorola shipped — shipped, not sold — 18.7 million smartphones. As a reminder, Apple sold 37 million smartphones last quarter.
They shipped — shipped, not sold — 200,000 tablets last quarter. TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND. As a reminder, Apple sold 15 million tablets.
For the year, Motorola shipped — shipped, not sold — 1 million tablets. As a reminder, Apple sold 15 million tablets last quarter.
The company lost $80 million in the quarter — $70 million of that was by the mobile division. The unit lost $285 million for the year.
This is a company that Google is buying for $12.5 billion.
Sanjay Jha is a wizard.
