End of an era

[Bambino]

A legendary name in communication will soon disappear. My first mobile phone was a Motorola Star-Tac. 

http://www.cnet.com/news/goodbye-moto-rola-iconic-brand-name-to-be-phased-out/

[MI5]

I had red black silver and gold ones - still got a red one and a black one somewhere too.
But they weren't a patch on my star tac 😞

[Toby]

My mum had the pink one

[Cleoriff]

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@Toby wrote:
My mum had the pink one

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As did I...and the Red...and Gold.

Then went on to the Krzr. I ended up buying those from a Hong Kong seller on Ebay. (way back in the days when you could trust Ebay) They came in a variety of additional colours....I had a purple one and then emerald green. I didn't actually need all these different phones and colours....I became a bit of a collector

[Bambino]

I think at the time, everyone had a Razr. I'm sure I still have my old one. It was a shame Motorola fell behind when smartphones started to take hold. By the time they got back up to speed, they couldn't catch up. I remember Motorola products from my childhood days (a long time ago). Sorry to see the name fade away.

[Anonymous]

I had a red razr & when that died, the only colour I could get was embarrassingly pink

[jonsie]

Mirrors Nokia sadly.

[Anonymous]

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@jonsie wrote:

Mirrors Nokia sadly.

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Now they were brilliant before the age of smartphones

[Cleoriff]

Yes re Nokia. I remember when I first had one... my son said 'Mum one button does everything'...

[jonsie]

Well Nokia are refusing to die even though the phones run Windows,  under the Microsoft brand they are still one of the leading players in the phone market.  I just hope Moto enjoy a resurgence under the Lenovo brand.

[Bambino]

Yes, and now Microsoft have killed off the Nokia name. Also a shame.