tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745824333843276309.post4273113354181194034..comments2023-08-10T03:46:17.650-07:00Comments on Just JoeP: Motorola Barrage, of MerdeJustJoePhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02882794348703779345noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745824333843276309.post-40955775255770977252009-12-24T19:45:48.193-08:002009-12-24T19:45:48.193-08:00Not a bad point, Joe. The US has "managed&quo...Not a bad point, Joe. The US has "managed" its way onto par with Kazakhstan in actually making things. TI just read <a href="http://bit.ly/6Ny0kg" rel="nofollow">this</a> today, thinking along those same lines.Joe Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04439691431879344075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745824333843276309.post-66814439649462045872009-12-24T15:49:46.324-08:002009-12-24T15:49:46.324-08:00Oh, and this whole post, is ACTUALLY Dec 24th. I ...Oh, and this whole post, is ACTUALLY Dec 24th. I STARTED it on the 23rd, but Google Blogger is not smart enough to advance the date to the PUBLISHED date, and retains the ORIGIN start date.JustJoePhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02882794348703779345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745824333843276309.post-11691083183664052062009-12-24T15:48:28.179-08:002009-12-24T15:48:28.179-08:00It's really a shame when such a premier indust...It's really a shame when such a premier industry leader falls so low, able to only make complete crap, in consumer electronics. It's a fractal reflection of the vast majority of US Manufacturing / Corporate mindset I think. Churn out garbage for the Walmart crowds, that'll end up in landfills within the next 2 years, while the managers, marketers, and executives who make such decisions get promoted up and up. <br /><br />It's kinda sad. If it wasn't Christmas, I might get depressed thinking about it. But right now, I am very high on endorphins after a 3 mile mountain hike at Dreamy Draw ( http://phoenix.gov/PARKS/piedream.jpg ) followed by an hour of yoga on the pool deck, a 30 minute stationary bike ride, and free weights for 1/2 an hour in the 60F garage. No time (or neuro-receptors) for being glum =)JustJoePhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02882794348703779345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745824333843276309.post-32930958177768285942009-12-24T15:32:55.204-08:002009-12-24T15:32:55.204-08:00I've had the same experience with Motorola pho...I've had the same experience with Motorola phones. Complete crap, both hardware and software. 3 RAZRs and 2 KRZRs later, I finally got an iPhone.Joe Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04439691431879344075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745824333843276309.post-63020230636298005072009-12-24T15:29:04.902-08:002009-12-24T15:29:04.902-08:00My 4-yr-old Nokia has been through a wash cycle, a...My 4-yr-old Nokia has been through a wash cycle, and baked at fairly high temp, and still works great. I had a startac in the 90s but gave up on Motorola many years ago.pykerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06845984235403387118noreply@blogger.com