Motorola Trying to Recapture 'Razr' Edge

January 5th, 2008 in Technology / Business
Motorola Trying to Recapture 'Razr' Edge (AP)

A Motorola Razr cell phone is seen at a consumer electronics store in Gloucester, Mass., in this Jan. 19, 2007, file photo. New Motorla CEO Greg Brown, who took over the position from predecessor Ed Zander Jan. 1, 2008, will try to end a slump without a Razr-like hit that Zander had when he arrived at the Schaumburg, Ill.-based four years ago. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole)

(AP) -- New Motorola Inc. CEO Greg Brown doesn't have the secret weapon his predecessor Ed Zander possessed when he arrived at the cell phone maker four years ago - the Razr. But that could be a good thing - if Brown, who took over Tuesday as chief executive, applies lessons learned from Motorola's nasty fall last year.

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