I think the MotoX is a good phone. I hope Lenovo doesn't kill it.

Hell, even the Moto G is a cracker for the money. I got mine, which is the newer 4G model, for GBP120.

It may not have the "industrial design" edge over iPhone or HTC's One, but it does the business for me and was a major upgrade to my four year old HTC Desire :)

I agree it'd be a real shame if Lenovo messed around with these two models.

Lenovo's smartphones are basically unknown in the west but they recently surpassed LG as the third-biggest seller globally, behind Samsung and Apple.

There could be bright future ahead for Motorola in that company.

Edit: actually per Q3 2014 shipments it looks like the two companies are swapping places, it is very close

http://www.businesskorea.co.kr/article/2078/global-smartphon...

First Nokia, then Motorola. It just goes to show you that even if you're at the top in a huge market, you could be forgotten about within an instant.

RIP: Sun, DEC, Silicon Graphics, Microsoft

Motorola is here to stay.

Remember, Moto was the first company to release an Android phone. And due to Google aquisition it got a lot more balls and had the guts to release again fantastic phones like Moto X and Moto G. Also the Nexus 6.

Lenovo would be stupid to kill the name ( like MS did with Nokia). Hell, I bet the Lenovo guys will stop selling any phones under Lenovo name, and put all the money on Moto brand.

HTC released the first Android phone, but that's a minor point.

I think bubblemachine3k has a point. Motorola is competing in a tough market with a lot of other Android phone makers. At the end of the day, they're all producing basically the same thing: a variety of Android phones, some good, some less good. There's little loyalty to Motorola, unlike iOS's closed ecosystem. If, next year or two, HTC's phones are the best and Motorola's are so-so, then you're going to get an HTC.

And Microsoft is mentioned because?

> It just goes to show you that even if you're at the top in a huge market, you could be forgotten about within an instant.

I mentioned Microsoft because they were at the top. How did Windows 8 go? From all the delayed orders for Windows 7 I keep seeing in shops, how do you think Windows 10 is going to go? Here's another example - how many people do you know a) use a Microsoft phone as their primary driver and b) actually love the experience and c) aren't waiting for their contract to expire so they can jump ship to Android/iOS?

They are slowly becoming irrelevant, more so as we move further online and our machines turn into simple dumb terminals.

For a refresher on the history of Motorola (including Mobility) to this point in time, this Chicago Magazine article pretty much sums it up:

http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/September-2014/Wh...

I hope it doesn't end a bit watered down, like the IBM Thinkpad line.