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Madison Troyer

'That's Something We Didn't Quite Anticipate': The Moto X, And Why Former Motorola CEO Says Building Smartphones In The US Is Nearly Impossible

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In 2013, telecommunications company Motorola Solutions Inc. (NYSE:MSI) attempted to set itself apart from the smartphone pack by doing something relatively unheard of: manufacturing its devices in the US.

"There was a segment of customers that said, ‘Hey, if you produce products in the United States, I'm more likely to consider them," former Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside told CNN. 

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