“In reporting fourth quarter earnings Tuesday, Google Inc. says phone revenue from its Motorola Mobility unit was $1.51 billion, down from $2.5 billion a year earlier and $1.78 billion in the third quarter,” Reuters reports.
“Motorola’s reported loss was $353 million in the fourth quarter, with a non-GAAP operating loss of $152 million,” Reuters reports. “A year ago, its phone business lost $70 million, with an operating loss of $56 million.”
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MacDailyNews Take: How’s that working out for ya, Larry?
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and yet google stock is up
i skimmed the earnings release and nothing good in there. shrinking margins, falling growth rates
I noticed the margins too. Like Dell, they have to keep peddling faster to stay in place. Advertisers are wising up to the poor value proposition offered by Google and are negotiating lower rates.
“Like Dell, they have to keep peddling faster to stay in place”
Best spelling mistake of the day 🙂
+1
Google ad revenue is lower. Google spent billions to acquire MM and is still losing money but analysts like Google. Stupid.
Yeah, GOOG is up about 6% on lousy earnings from MM. AAPL is way down from its peak of $705 even though it is wildly successful. The market is a strange place.
BUY GOOG!
FAIL.