Under Motorola's Hood
Motorola Price (12/12/00): $20.81

Dueling Fools

December 13, 2000

For Motorola <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: MOT)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: MOT)") end if %>, it's been a long and winding road since its origins of making car radios. So are we at a dead end here or simply a fork? Not all Fools agree.

Chris Rugaber (TMF Chris) and Todd Lebor (TMF TeeTime) are Dueling Fools. Chris thinks things will turn up for Motorola. Todd does not. Read the opening arguments. Read the rebuttals. Then vote for the best argument.

The Bull Argument...
Motorola's shares are currently valued much more cheaply than Ericsson's and those of other wireless equipment companies.
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Bear Argument...
Over the last few years, while Motorola was trying to figure out how to put DNA into a robotic dog, the competition has been stealing market share by the bucket-full. During these fateful five years (1995 to 1999), Motorola's U.S. handset market share went from a dominating 54% to a second-place 23%.
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The Bull Argument »