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The sale forum is shutdown at the moment Many, in fact most people still value official warranty and only a minuscule percentage is an enthusiast or rimweb member or hobbyist into importing phones. For the common Indian population, the G gives peace of mind, unmatched value and ease of use. It is the closest that India has to real VFM in a mobile phone with no compromise on specifications and that should certainly be applauded I do not understand why people should stop raving about the G or how it is relevant to importing unlocked handsets. If you want to import, go ahead and import! No one's stopping anyone

The technology and scale is not just India first, but a world first Tariff remains to be seen as I am not privy to commercial information, but going by MDA's track record, expect disruptive pricing

The comments section full of our brothers cursing people from other countries (calling Nepalis, Bangladeshis, Pakistanis, Chinese ........ basically everyone racist), and even our own people (Telugu vs Tamil, North vs South) at every opportunity. Gave me a headache and desire to kill myself. As the old saying goes - "Quality over quantity" but that is lost on our 1B+ population. Use condoM$ people! Also, I am going to stick my neck out and predict that SN will focus on enterprise, cloud and S/W instead of devices & H/W - and that is at loggerheads with the direction MS was taking under SB. I will give him 3 years before deciding if he is a success or failure. Odds are against him at the moment.

Flipkart is now really becoming a strong brand, worthy competitor to brick and mortar stores

Common sense really Advantage - 1. removable, so if one card fails use another 2. expand memory per budget 3. swap memory on the go Disadvantage - 1. android, like iOS, is moving towards internal memory in a bid to "optimize" performance, which I think is bullcrap I would always opt for expandable memory and removable batteries in phones, even at the cost of other features

Yes I thought so too, shows the credibility of them vs us really Welcome back to the forum

As someone who has been on a buying spree for over a year now (shopaholic ) let me rate the popular websites on a scale of 1-5 (1 being the lowest) Parameters considered: A. customer service (calls, E-Mails, chat) B. shipping (packing quality, time taken, shipping costs) C. genuineness of products (old stock, condition) D. deals (discounts, offers) E. website quality (ease of use, mobile version) The best Flipkart - A5, B5, C5, D4, E5 Amazon - A5, B5, C5, D5, E5 Lenskart - A5, B5, C4, D4, E5 Snapdeal - A4, B5, C4, D5, E4 Mid tier ebay (powersellers) - A3, B4, C4, D3, E5 Zovi - A5, B5, C4, D5, E3 (when you add many items in cart the discount coupon box vanishes from bottom of screen) Jabong - A4, B4, C4, D5, E3 Myntra - A4, B4, C4, D4, E3 Pepperfry - A3, B3, C4, D4, E4 Homeshop18 - A3, B3, C3, D4, E3 Back benches Shopclues (reputed sellers) - A3, B4, C3, D4, E2 Tradus - A2, B1, C2, D3, E4 Rediff - A1, B1, C2, D3, E2 Infibeam - A1, B3, C2, D2, E2

Infibeam dot com - STAY AWAY Ordered Vox room heater on their magic box sale for approx Rs 700 - product was faulty out of the box and flames were coming out Called them up but they said their 72 hour returns window had passed but still they acknowledged the problem and took down a complaint Then they initiated return shipment and yet after 15 days since I have not had any E-Mail communication despite followups I called them on 31st and today and they say the product is not "damaged" as courier service is refusing to accept it was delivered in broken box I said when did I say box was broken? The heater was faulty! Then they said you have said "damaged" but it should be "not working" and since product is not damaged their QC team has said it cannot be replaced under warranty nor can we give you refund. We will reship the same product back to you. I said I will refuse delivery of faulty product Both customer service executive and floor supervisor shouted on me and tried to blame saying you reported after 72 hours so you need to directly followup with the brand and we have no responsibility I told them I will go to consumer court and asked them to confirm on E-Mail what the results of their QC check was Any idea about next steps? What is pathetic is that I have purchased many things from them earlier and for a paltry Rs 700 odd they will lose a customer forever Terrible experience

Anyone has had their direct orders cancelled from the USA seller? Or are these all GEB orders? Because i2c (GEB reseller) has listed it later at higher price - bad business practice

Congratulations, enjoy the trip and if possible do some shopping in Heathrow T5 Btw here is a famous review on VA must read - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/4344890/Virgin-the-worlds-best-passenger-complaint-letter.html

Exactly, I keep giving the same argument on another forum - Google owns the IP rights and that will prove to be the most valuable long term Google anyway did not want to buy entire Motorola, they were always after the patents but the then CEO of Motorola forced Google to buy the entire company Also note Google wanted to go after Nortel and then bought Motorola only after failing to buy them due to an Apple led consortium winning the race Google still owns Motorola R&D including skunkworks, project ara etc plus all of Motorola's patents which it will license to Lenovo and earn from there also Essentially Google is selling Motorola Mobility hardware division and the only thing Lenovo is getting is rights on all existing and future products that Motorola Mobility was working on This is a good deal for all

Popular Indian cars fail crash tests India's best-selling car Suzuki-Maruti Alto received a zero-star safety rating for adult occupant protection Five of India's most popular small cars have failed crash tests conducted by a UK-based car safety watchdog. BBC - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-25974754 The tests by Global NCAP showed that if involved in a crash, fatalities or serious injuries could result. Among the cars tested was India's talismanic Tata Nano, the world's cheapest car, as well as models made in India by Ford, Volkswagen and Hyundai. The cars were apparently stripped of safety features to make them cheaper for Indian buyers, correspondents say. The five models accounted for 20% of all sales in the country last year. Estimates say that about 80% of the cars sold in India have price tags of under $8,000 (£4,856). "It's worrying to see levels of safety that are 20 years behind the five-star standards now common in Europe and North America," said the head of NCAP Global, Max Mosley, the former chief of international motorsport. Those car manufacturers who have spoken out since the safety tests have insisted that safety is of paramount importance and that they will be reviewing the NCAP's test results. Airbags left out The car safety watchdog put five models through crash tests, including the Suzuki-Maruti Alto 800, the Tata Nano, Ford Figo, Hyundai i10 and Volkswagen Polo. None of these entry-level cars sold in India are fitted with air bags. They also lack the safety standards that the same models have when sold in North America and Europe, according to the watchdog. "Poor structural integrity and the absence of airbags are putting the lives of Indian consumers at risk. They have a right to know how safe their vehicles are and to expect the same basic levels of safety as standard as customers in other part of the world," Mr Mosley added. During the tests on Hyundai i10, the vehicle structures proved inadequate and collapsed to varying degrees Coinciding with the Global NCAP tests, Volkswagen has decided to withdraw the non-airbag version of the Polo from sale in India and replaced it with a version which has two airbags The Ford Figo's structures remained stable during the tests and Global NCAP says that with airbags, this car would provide much better protection for the driver and the front passenger As a result of the tests, Volkswagen has withdrawn its Polo model without airbags. Volkswagon also said the airbags, as well as anti-lock brakes, would become standard from 1 February along with a 2.7% price increase to offset the costs, the Associated Press (AP) news agency reports. "We are proud to be leading the cause of driver safety," Arvind Saxena told AP. A Ford spokesperson told the BBC: "Safety is one of the highest priorities in the design of our vehicles. Our vehicles consistently meet or exceed applicable industry safety standards. "We are monitoring the progress of this review and will work with Indian authorities, GNCAP and the other relevant stake holders as appropriate." Tata has said it is looking at the Nano's structure for ways to improve its strength, having already added power steering and other features, AP adds. India's growing middle class has helped fuel a massive boom in car sales but are also always looking for a good bargain, the BBC's Sanjoy Majumder in Delhi reports. But India also has more road accident deaths than any other country - put down to bad roads, poor driving but also it appears unsafe cars. Every year, tens of thousands of people are killed on the country's roads and the numbers have been rising steadily - nearly 140,000 people were killed in 2012, according to the government's National Crime Records Bureau. According to NCAP, it is estimated that 17% of these deaths are of car passengers.

Hi Arun, Unable to attach .docx files as that extension is not permitted

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The handsets were to be low priced around 5Kish IIRC - it is public domain knowledge

Actually Google has changed few things in real, like (1) removing SD slot, not unique to Moto! In fact HTC, Sony do it too! It is Google's decision to optimize Android and one of the ways to do it is by using internal memory only. It is a platform level decision not OEM level. Apple do the same too! (2) negotiating with carriers for minimum bloat and No idea on this so cannot comment but you must keep in mind that Moto G is prepaid mainly so anyway it will carry less carrier bloat. Moto X does have bloat. (3) faster updates. Again a myth. It was Moto's decision to use a lighter UI. This allowed them to roll out OTAs faster. Google has no say in it. Moto CEO has gone on record many times categorically saying that they do not get any extra favor from Google for Android other OEMs (I am looking at Sammy) (1) oems like it - as SD slot removal is loss of feature for Moto, (2) oems don't care much, this point wrt bloat (3) faster updates - brought nightmares to OEMs. Earlier Sammy has got good name for Android updates like JB to S2 that came with GB. The deal is looking like much to please SAMMY, imho... Few days back they Goog and Sammy signed cross licensing agreement, remember friends??? Comments inline I strongly believe this will be a good deal for both Lenovo and Motorola Google could not push Motorola as it's flagship OEM as that would have pissed off all other Android OEMs. This was hampering Motorola Better let it prosper under new ownership Also, Google has the actual value i.e. patents and only Motorola Mobility and it's present and future products have been sold to Lenovo. Google actually wanted to buy only Motorola's patents way back but Motorola CEO forced them to buy entire company. Google were actually trying to buy Nortel but failed and then bought Motorola. Google got what it wanted - patents, R&D and IP rights. Hardware OEM is not Google's area so they cut their losses. It is a win win for all

Well there are a few factors that make this deal sensible 1 Motorola always operated as an independent company and being Google owned did not change that. There was no monopoly or extra help to Moto except more resources for development. Moto X and G were Moto products not Google ones. Google was very clear from the start that Moto will be treated equal to other oems. So this deal has minimal impact on Moto's product line up 2 Google retains all Motorola patents which was the main reason that they bought them in the first place 3 Google retaims Motorola R&D including skunkworks project ara etc 4 Google could not have turned Motorola around unless they merged nexus line with Moto and pushed Moto as their OEM. But that would have hurt Android and other OEMs would have switched to a different OS sooner or later. So Google let Motorola run independently without any special favors. Android is more important to Google than Motorola. Now that Lenovo has bought Motorola they will push the brand much more and get a chance to make progress in the USA market where they have low presence. Lenovo is the 5th largest OEM and are cash rich so this helps them and Motorola 5 Google was losing $248m each quarter due to Motorola so it helps them to cut losses and focus on R&D 6 Google has licensed the patents to Lenovo and will earn from that

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Moto has to be positioned as a low cost alternative to Samsung, hopefully Lenovo does that Another example of Chinese corporations making huge progress Also big loss for Google monetarily

Google sells Motorola to Lenovo for $2.91 billion By Jacob Kastrenakes 7 Hours Ago Google is selling Motorola Mobility to Lenovo, giving the Chinese smartphone manufacturer a major presence in the US market. Lenovo will buy Motorola for $2.91 billion in a mixture of cash and stock. Google will retain ownership of the vast majority of Motorola's patents, while 2,000 patents and a license on the remaining patents will go to Lenovo. At the deal's closing, Lenovo will pay Google $660 million in cash and $750 million in stock, while the remaining $1.5 billion will be paid out over three years. GOOGLE BELIEVES LENOVO CAN TURN MOTOROLA INTO "A MAJOR PLAYER WITHIN THE ANDROID ECOSYSTEM." "Lenovo has the expertise and track record to scale Motorola Mobility into a major player within the Android ecosystem," Google CEO Larry Page said in a statement. "This move will enable Google to devote our energy to driving innovation across the Android ecosystem, for the benefit of smartphone users everywhere." Google initially bought Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion back in 2012, but it said at the time that it was mainly interested in the company's patent portfolio. Now, Google is offloading its subsidiary's handset business, which has been losing hundreds of millions each quarter since the purchase. Google will hold on to Motorola's ambitious Advanced Technology and Projects group, however, and it previously sold off Motorola's set-top box unit for over $2 billion. Though patents are a large part of what drew Google's interest to Motorola in the first place, those patents haven't been as helpful as Google initially hoped. Google seems to have highly overvalued Motorola's portfolio, which hasn't been able to bring in nearly as much in royalties as either company seemingly expected. It also hasn't been able to use those patents very aggressively, seeing them fail when used in an attempt to block sales of the iPhone. The entire ownership of Motorola has been something of a headache for Google, and it appears that it's finally time for Google to cut its losses. That's good news for Lenovo, which has been vocal about its intention to move into the US smartphone market this year. Lenovo hasn't made much headway with that until now. It made a bid for BlackBerry late in 2013, but its offer was ultimately blocked. Now, it'll see a much stronger start with the purchase of Motorola. Motorola actually marks Lenovo's second acquisition announcement this month: just last week it said that it had reached a deal to buy IBM's x86 server business. The purchase of Motorola plays to Lenovo's experience in taking an established brand and building upon it. It purchased its ThinkPad business from IBM in 2005, and has gone on to create a continually successful line of laptops from it. Lenovo is certainly hoping to do the same with Motorola, which has consistently built strong devices but has often struggled against competitors with more marketing muscle. "The acquisition of such an iconic brand, innovative product portfolio and incredibly talented global team will immediately make Lenovo a strong global competitor in smartphones," Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing said in a statement. "We will immediately have the opportunity to become a strong global player in the fast-growing mobile space." "WE WILL BECOME A MUCH STRONGER NUMBER THREE SMARTPHONE COMPANY." Both Lenovo and Google have high expectations for Motorola coming out of the acquisition. Motorola said the acquisition will help it to achieve the rapid growth it's looking for. "With the recent launches of Moto X and Moto G, we have tremendous momentum right now and Lenovo’s hardware expertise and global reach will only help to accelerate this," Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside said in a statement. In an alleged email to employees, which has been leaked to TechCrunch, Page said that he believes Motorola will do better under a company that can fully commit to a focus on smartphones. "The smartphone market is super competitive, and to thrive it helps to be all in when it comes to making mobile devices," Page wrote. "It’s why we believe that Motorola will be better served by Lenovo." On a conference call discussing the acquisition, Yuanqing said that Woodside and Motorola's existing management team would be staying on board. Yuanqing also said that he felt the two brands were complimentary, and that both the Motorola and Lenovo brand would remain in use where they were already strong. "A detailed plan will be made after we close the deal," Yuanqing said. "WHY AM I SO CONFIDENT? I HAVE SEVERAL REASONS." Despite Motorola's ongoing struggle to reach profitability, Yuanqing is extremely optimistic about what it will do under Lenovo. "Why am I so confident? I have several reasons." Yuanqing cites five: it will immediately make Lenovo a major smartphone company in the US and give it relationships with over 50 wireless carriers worldwide, Motorola is an established and respected brand, the deal includes important patents and licenses, it will help address new markets with a diverse smartphone lineup, and it brings along Motorola's expertise in mature smartphone markets. Despite his intention to continue using the Lenovo name where it's strong, Yuanqing emphasized that the Motorola name would play a major role in its ability to compete in the United States and other major markets. "We had a similar opportunity with the Think brand, and we succeeded," Yuanqing said. He believes the acquisition will ultimately make Motorola a far stronger smartphone manufacturer, turning it into a capable competitor against the industry's giants. "We will become a much stronger number three smartphone company," Yuanqing said, referencing Motorola's position as the third-place Android smartphone manufacturer in the US. "Motorola brings a strong brand, brilliant engineering, great products, [and] outstanding relationships with retailers." News of Lenovo's acquisition of Motorola comes just a day before Google reports its quarterly earnings. Investors have been interested to know what Google plans to do about Motorola's mounting losses. Tomorrow may not deliver them good news from the previous quarter, but it appears that Google has given its final answer. Source Google, Motorola

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That is an utter disaster - trainwreck of an interview I always thought he is not a good orator, this proves it Priyanka is the more capable sibling