Motorola pauses split to mull options

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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/moto-3-logos.jpg (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704281204575003350471708406.html?m od=googlenews_wsj)Amazing what a little success will do to a company, isn't it? The Wall Street Journal is reporting today that Motorola has put the brakes on its search for a buyer (http://hd.engadget.com/2009/11/11/motorola-might-be-looking-to-sell-set-top-business-weve-got-5/) for its Home and Networks Mobility division that's responsible for the company's set-top boxes and network infrastructure equipment. It's easy to see why this might be a good time for Moto to pause and take stock of its situation -- while no one's even close to calling the Mobile Devices division's turnaround (http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/motorola-laying-off-throngs-focusing-on-android-alone/) complete, the focus on Android appears to have injected fresh interest (and commercial success) in a lineup plagued with countless duds just a year ago. Apparently the company is also discouraged by the fact that suitors have lowballed Motorola's expected sale price by a billion or two, but make no mistake, the split isn't off altogether -- the executive board is expected to convene in the next few days to figure this all out before the next round of bidding is due in February. Stay tuned -- by the end of the year, we could realistically be looking at one, two, or even three Motos depending on how this goes down.Motorola pauses split to mull options (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/motorola-pauses-split-to-mull-options/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).


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