Since Jim Wicks joined Motorola back in 2001, the mobile industry has changed beyond all recognition.
Smartphones now dominate the landscape, which has been transformed by the arrival of the iPhone and the rapid growth of the Android ecosystem. And Motorola itself has changed with it, shifting from a featurephone focus with the original RAZR devices through to the Droids and Moto phones of today.
Going through two acquisitions in recent years — first under Google and now Lenovo — has also accelerated the pace of Motorola's change. The Motorola of today is all about pure Android, ergonomic designs, sensible differentiation and a new line of wearables under the Moto 360 brand.
As we continue our series, Mobile Nations' Managing Editor Derek Kessler caught up with Jim Wicks, currently Motorola's Senior Vice President of Consumer Experience Design, to reflect on a transformative few years for Moto and Android.
