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Google's Motorola Mobility has said it will close its Fort Worth, Texas factory after its Moto X smartphone failed to appeal to consumers. The facility - which
by oori 12y ago
Google's Motorola Mobility has said it will close its Fort Worth, Texas factory after its Moto X smartphone failed to appeal to consumers.
The facility - which is the only smartphone factory in the US - opened in May of last year.
At its peak, the factory employed 3,800 people, although now only 700 workers remain.
- pyre 12y agoIt's only been open a year and is already down to 700 workers from a peak of 3800?
- higherpurpose 12y agoMaybe most of the original ones were contractors.
- pasbesoin 12y agoHaving read about this in a Fort Worth paper, apparently most of the current "employees" are contractors. I gained the impression that this was always the case. P.S. Meaning, people employed by a third-party contracting company. You know the drill...
- gonzo 12y agobut Android is winning.