Motorola CEO Hints at Apple SmartPhone

Motorola CEO Ed Zander let slip that Apple could be introducing their own "SmartPhone" sometime in the future.

News.com is reporting that Motorola CEO Ed Zander threw out the idea that Apple could be introducing a smart phone sometime in the near future. The remark was made yesterday at a Technology Review conference. Zander was quoted sometime last week as attacking the Apple iPod nano saying "Screw the nano. What the hell does the nano do? Who listens to 1,000 songs?” Although Zander claims he was taken out of context, the media has taken advantage of the situation speculating that there might be a rift between Motorola and Apple (the two companies have a long history of working together). Zander told the press that they have a great relationship with Motorola, and added that he knows Apple will be” building a smart phone, it is only a matter of time.”   You can read the full News.com story here.   The new Motorola ROKR phone has received bad reviews and press since its inception due to its limited storage capabilities and bland design. Has Apple held out in an effort to introduce their own smart phone which will showcase the companies design ingenuity? If so, that would be a major insult to Motorola who has no doubt invested heavily into creating an iTunes mobile phone.

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  1. Ian Bell and Dan Gaul at 10:33am 1st October 2005 I think he just means their own cell phone, not actually a "Smart Phone" as in Microsoft related OS, just a cell phone with advanced capabilities.
  2. fungku at 11:42pm 30th September 2005 Hm. So do they mean smartphone as in competing with Microsoft Smart Phones? That's what I'm reading. If they are, that would be total great! Although, would it sync with Windows or would you be limited to OS X only?
  3. Steve at 2:05pm 30th September 2005 The ROKR is a very lame product. I am surprised it even made it this far.
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