Re:Google to close Motorola smartphone factory in Texas
by scragg on Saturday May 31, 2014 @06:45PM
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Moto X is a good phone. It was a huge disappointment when I heard about the price at launch. It could not compete on price with the Nexus line. Add that to the fact only AT&T customers get the moto customizer. Too bad, I live within a few miles of the factory.
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Re:Google to close Motorola smartphone factory in Texas
by drewnick on Saturday May 31, 2014 @10:07PM
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You can customize the Moto X from any carrier now, the exclusive ATT deal ended last year.
Re:Google to close Motorola smartphone factory in Texas
by jug6ernaut on Saturday May 31, 2014 @10:51PM
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> It was a huge disappointment when I heard about the price at launch. It could not compete on price with the Nexus line.
Sigh. The nexus line is sold AT COST. If you expected a retail phone to compete against a phone that is not trying to make any money you will always be disappointed.
Re:Google to close Motorola smartphone factory in Texas
by jonathansizz on Saturday May 31, 2014 @11:10PM
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Well, the Moto X and the Nexus 5 are now indeed the same price.
Motorola did have several major glitches with the Moto X launch: price too high, quality control issues at the assembly plant, mediocre camera software, customization limited to AT&T contracts.
By the time they'd fixed those problems, they'd missed the boat. I bought my Moto X a few weeks ago and it's the best phone I've ever seen, but all the buzz has moved elsewhere.
I hope for their sake that Motorola get the launch of the forthcoming X+1 right, because they make a very strong line of phones and I'd love to see them succeed.