Motorola - Are they crazy?

When I read this I could not believe it.  Its like Motorola is totally out of touch IMHO.  The once proud Kings of Mobiles are now clowns who almost lost their company and want some form of market share again via Android but some how missed the significant fact that its not just a phone but a developers' platform?   The only Androids we are having compatibility issues with are the Motorola offerings... not buy goofs in the parts/components we need but through purposed hindering... What are those guys and gals thinking over there in Libertyville?

Sanjay needs to fix his attitude or developers will simply avoid Motorola. Simply give good-old USA-made SUPERIOR quality and built-it tools?  American made is a dubious reference in Motorola's case and to blame developers, well bad form?  Simply he needs to pick up his game? And of course in detail its "Assembled in CHINA"  which has got to be a play on Made in China?

Motorola clarifies position on Android apps, is still cool with developer community

from Engadget by Brian Heater

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Being an outspoken executive often involves a steady diet of crow. So, when Sanjay Jha seemingly threw Android developers under the proverbial bus with last week's comments, it seemed only a matter of time before the backtracking commenced. Motorola has fittingly issued a clarification on the CEO's statement, explaining that Jha didn't mean to suggest that apps were at fault for 70-percent of returns. Instead, they're a contributing factor, along with poor battery life and slow performance. The company also took a moment to point out its continued support of the Android developer community, just in case anyone on that side was planning on adding to the aforementioned return rate.

Motorola's Jha blames apps for poor battery life, says Blur can save the day

By Terrence O'Brien  posted Jun 3rd 2011 10:47AM

Motorola Mobility CEO Sanjay Jha took time yesterday to talk business strategy, the advantages of Android, and to take developers to task for poorly optimized apps. At several points during the 50-minute chat the topic turned to lackluster battery life, and Jha placed blame squarely at the feet of hastily tested apps -- which he said can sap between 30 and 40 percent of your phone's juice. The chairman even suggested their effect on longevity and performance were the impetus behind 70 percent of handset returns. But, the company has a solution, and (surprisingly) its name is Blur. In a moment of presumably unintentional creepiness Dr. Jha said, "MotoBlur allows us to know, with precision, what battery life you're seeing," before suggesting that future phones could warn you about power draining apps and bandwidth hogs. What wasn't clear though, was if he was talking about the existing Android battery manager or if Motorola has been collecting usage data -- since we never opted-in to such a program, we're really hoping it's the former. Hit up the source link for the entire conversation, you'll find the relevant bits at the 4- and 25-minute marks.