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Re:Google to close Motorola smartphone factory in Texas by oori on Saturday May 31, 2014 @04:04PM (#7827091)
Google's Motorola Mobility has said it will close its Fort Worth, Texas factory after its Moto X smartphone failed to appeal to consumers.

The facility - which is the only smartphone factory in the US - opened in May of last year.

At its peak, the factory employed 3,800 people, although now only 700 workers remain.

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Re:Google to close Motorola smartphone factory in Texas by pyre on Saturday May 31, 2014 @04:41PM (#7827196)
It's only been open a year and is already down to 700 workers from a peak of 3800?
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Re:Google to close Motorola smartphone factory in Texas by higherpurpose on Saturday May 31, 2014 @04:52PM (#7827230)
Maybe most of the original ones were contractors.
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Re:Google to close Motorola smartphone factory in Texas by pasbesoin on Saturday May 31, 2014 @07:02PM (#7827560)
Having read about this in a Fort Worth paper, apparently most of the current "employees" are contractors. I gained the impression that this was always the case.

P.S. Meaning, people employed by a third-party contracting company. You know the drill...

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Re:Google to close Motorola smartphone factory in Texas by gonzo on Saturday May 31, 2014 @05:57PM (#7827403)
but Android is winning.
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