The struggling mobile handset developer Motorola Inc. (
MOT) has decided to lay off 74 more workers from its mobile phone division. Earlier this year, the company had decided to lay off 3,000 employees in this division.
In spite of continuous business restructuring for the past year, the segment is being seriously challenged by devastating decline in sales volume since the beginning of fiscal 2008. During the first quarter of 2009, the company sold just 14.7 million units, down approximately 46% year-over-year and down 23.4% from previous quarter.
According to industry findings, Motorola now commands approximately 6% global market share for handsets, significantly behind Nokia (38%) (NOK), Samsung (18.8%), and LG (9.2%). None of its new launches products have favorable market traction as its iconic RAZR mobile phones had a few years ago.
Consumer preferences have shifted towards high-end feature-rich wireless PDA devices and smart-phones, which are gaining
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