
Episode 17 • • 35:29 - 39:09
17: Gold Toe Socks
Motorola Business Decline, StarTAC and MicroTAC History
The hosts review Motorola's poor performance at a recent Barcelona mobile conference. They trace the company's history from car radios (Victrola/Motorola) to the iconic StarTAC and the tiny MicroTAC. Dvorak argues that the company has struggled to innovate since the Razr, while Curry recalls the era when shrinking phone size was the primary design goal.
