Chief Operating Officer of Motorola's Rick Osterloh gave an extensive interview with Forbes . During the conversation with reporters, he not only boasted success Motorola, but discuss the current situation in the mobile market.
This week, Motorola announced that its earnings in the fourth quarter of 2014 increased by 118% compared with the previous year. During the reporting period the company has sold more than 10 million devices. Among the major manufacturers of smartphones income grew faster only Xiaomi (178 percent growth per year).
Now Motorola, which recently came under the wing of Lenovo, is preparing to compete with Apple, Samsung and Xiaomi, which is a major player in the global mobile market. To do this, it entered the Chinese market, where it sales Moto X, Moto X Pro, Moto G and other models.
We had a fantastic quarter ... You can not be a global player, not coming to the Chinese smartphone market. We were able to take advantage of the extensive presence of Lenovo in China. This is an amazing opportunity for us," - said Rick Osterloh.
He added that Motorola smartphones have been well received by users, and therefore the company began to increase their supply. Motorola products are now officially represented approximately in several dozen countries.
Osterloh also said that the ups and downs painful mobile business open up new opportunities for Motorola.
Every seven years, the market leaves the one who was on top of it. First, Nokia has lost the first place, and then BlackBerry. Samsung could be next. We are going through one of those periods when people begin to realize that there is no need to pay $ 600 for a top smartphone for top-level experience. We are the alternative to other premium brands. We are confident in our abilities, "-