“In a report discussing the possible effects Motorola’s Moto X handset, which was unveiled at a special event on Thursday, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster said the new handset isn’t ‘significantly different than [the Galaxy S4 and HTC One] to change the current market dynamics between Android and iPhone,’ Kevin Bostic reports for AppleInsider.
“The Moto X is the Google-owned manufacturer’s latest attempt at clawing back some market share in a mobile phone segment that has largely left it behind.,” Bostic reports. “Motorola has continually tried to keep pace since consumers began moving to smartphones, but it has been outstripped by both Apple and Samsung, which combine to take all of the profits in the industry.”
Bostic reports, “Munster believes the new handset will not be enough to pull users away from the iPhone, which is the top-selling device in the U.S.”
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MacDailyNews Take: Of course it won’t. It’s an iPhone wannabe, not a real iPhone.
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