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Motorola: No Google Android 'GPhones' Til Next Christmas

android-logo.jpgMotorola's (MOT) cellphone business restructuring includes a big bet on Google's (GOOG) Android platform, which Motorola hopes to use for several high-end smartphones and mid-level phones. So when will we see their first 'GPhone'?

Not until next Christmas season, co-CEO Sanjay Jha said on this morning's Q3 earnings call. That's later than the "sometime in the second quarter of 2009" that BusinessWeek reported earlier this month.

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In the meantime, expect more Motorola smartphones based on Microsoft's (MSFT) Windows Mobile platform, including totally new models in the second half of 2009.

Motorola posted another big loss in Q3, reporting that cellphone sales shrank more than 30% year-over-year to an estimated 8.4% market share. It plans to take a step back with its cellphone business, canceling several models, including those running Nokia's (NOK) Symbian OS and its own Linux-Java platform.

Update: Motorola Firing 3,000, Mostly From Cellphone Division

See Also:
Motorola Betting Big On Google's Android To Take On Apple, Rivals
Motorola's Android GPhone: Wait 'Til Next Year, But Which Carrier?
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On February 28, Axel Springer, Business Insider's parent company, joined 31 other media groups and filed a $2.3 billion suit against Google in Dutch court, alleging losses suffered due to the company's advertising practices.

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