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Does Motorola's (MOT) Resurrection Begin In Korea

The RAZR 2. Motorola’s (MOT) next big thing. Better screen than the old RAZR. Better call quality. The works. Can its sell 50 million units worldwide each quarter? No one knows yet.

The new model is being introduced in South Korea now. It is a tech-savvy market where almost every home and business has broadband. It is a turned on and tuned in society. According to Motorola, it is also a "fashion aware" market. Investors will probably have to take the company’s word for that.

South Korea is also a market with strong entrenched handset companies, Samsung and LG.

Wall St. will be watching the results. Certainly several research firms will report sales results the minute they have them. And, it will be and early but telling sign of whether Motorola got it right.

Douglas A. McIntyre can be reached at [email protected]. He does not own securities in companies that he writes about.

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