I came across a couple pictures of this phone today and I was shocked, in this day and age how could a major cell phone manufacturer come out with something so hideous. The QA1 is not just ugly; it looks like the bastard love child between an obese midget and a Blackberry Storm. It’s horrible, its not just a matter of taste, this phone is clearly unattractive. And that’s my point, is Motorola deliberately producing an unattractive phone, or are they so obtuse they can’t see how grotesque this phone is, is it like a parent who never thinks their child is ugly, no matter how obvious it is. 
How can Motorola plan to compete with the likes of Apple, RIM, and LG, if they keep putting out crap like this? Apple is known for their design prowess, and the iPhone is one of the sleekest and sexiest phones on the market, no doubt about it. Offerings from LG aren’t half bad either, based just on looks; the chocolate, voyager, and especially the KS20 are very attractive phones. And while no one is going to accidentally mate with a Blackberry, from a strictly industrial and utilitarian standpoint the phones are very nice; they have a pleasing aesthetic quality to them.
But since the Razor, Motorola has really struggled to produce attractive phones, and they really need to get their act together if they want to stop loosing market share to Apple & LG like they have been over the past few years. Don’t believe me about the horrendousness of Motorola phones, just have a look at the i465, I think it’s even worse than the QA1. It looks like it got dented after falling off the table and they didn’t bother to fix it before putting it on sale.
Motorola’s market share has plummeted over the past few years, and I think it’s because they have stopped innovating. Their designs are ugly and their features are trite. Motorola was the maker of the StarTAC, the $1,000 phone of the mid 90’s noted for its stylish and trend setting design…what happened. Where has that creativity gone? In just 10 years Motorola has slipped from one of the major cell phone players to a bit of a joke, their efforts are a faff and their products are hopeless.
How can Motorola plan to compete with the likes of Apple, RIM, and LG, if they keep putting out crap like this? Apple is known for their design prowess, and the iPhone is one of the sleekest and sexiest phones on the market, no doubt about it. Offerings from LG aren’t half bad either, based just on looks; the chocolate, voyager, and especially the KS20 are very attractive phones. And while no one is going to accidentally mate with a Blackberry, from a strictly industrial and utilitarian standpoint the phones are very nice; they have a pleasing aesthetic quality to them.But since the Razor, Motorola has really struggled to produce attractive phones, and they really need to get their act together if they want to stop loosing market share to Apple & LG like they have been over the past few years. Don’t believe me about the horrendousness of Motorola phones, just have a look at the i465, I think it’s even worse than the QA1. It looks like it got dented after falling off the table and they didn’t bother to fix it before putting it on sale.
Motorola’s market share has plummeted over the past few years, and I think it’s because they have stopped innovating. Their designs are ugly and their features are trite. Motorola was the maker of the StarTAC, the $1,000 phone of the mid 90’s noted for its stylish and trend setting design…what happened. Where has that creativity gone? In just 10 years Motorola has slipped from one of the major cell phone players to a bit of a joke, their efforts are a faff and their products are hopeless.
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