Motorola Planning to Sell Set-Top Box Business
What are they thinking?
I thought the same thing, when reading this, I thought to myself, this is who Motorola is!!! They sell off these divisions, well, they will have essentially sold off their identity.
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Why is it a "dumb move"?
A decade from now, the set top box business may be defunct, as consumer electronics companies continue to build IP and/or two way communications capabilities directly into TVs, DVRs, etc. And, hopefully, it will go the way of the dodo, as the set top box is no friend to consumers.
So, Motorola can potentially get $4.5 billion dollars now while the business still has value. An alternative is that Motorola can potentially endure a costly write off a few years down the road.
AJ
A decade from now, the set top box business may be defunct, as consumer electronics companies continue to build IP and/or two way communications capabilities directly into TVs, DVRs, etc. And, hopefully, it will go the way of the dodo, as the set top box is no friend to consumers.
So, Motorola can potentially get $4.5 billion dollars now while the business still has value. An alternative is that Motorola can potentially endure a costly write off a few years down the road.
AJ
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WiWavelength said:
Why is it a "dumb move"?
A decade from now, the set top box business may be defunct, as consumer electronics companies continue to build IP and/or two way communications capabilities directly into TVs, DVRs, etc. And, hopefully, it will go the way of the dodo, as the set top box is no friend to consumers.
So, Motorola can potentially get $4.5 billion dollars now while the business still has value. An alternative is that Motorola can potentially endure a costly write off a few years down the road.
AJ
I noticed this with my cable company. A card they provide plugged directly into your flatscreen is all you need in some cases.
Should be nice, I am tired of returning the boxes ...
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