Android Range
Sanjay Jha took the reins of Motorola's Mobile Devices Unit. Motorola's biggest customer Verizon Wireless needed a competing product since AT&T Mobility had an exclusive deal to carry the iPhone. After the Windows Mobile was delayed, Jha settled on Google Android as the operating system for all subsequent Motorola phones.
Motorola shifted its Operating systems from their proprietary software to Google's Android operating system and in October 2009, Motorola announced a forthcoming smartphone named "Droid" that launched on the Verizon network on November 6, 2009. "Droid" was a major success for Motorola Mobile Devices. It received the prestigious "Time Gadget of the Year" award in 2009. In 2010, Motorola launched "Droid X" and "Droid 2". Droid X was again a major success, which has helped Motorola to regain much of its market share in the US.
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