Motorola says CEO's outburst was taken out of context

Motorola today responded to the earlier comments about the iPod nano made by CEO Ed Zander, claiming that IDG News Service, which first reported the outburst, is taking the comment completely out of context. Company officials say Zander was smiling and joking when he responded to the question, and he did praise Apple and its iPod, according to the report from Beta News. Motorola stated: "during the Q&A session one questioner repeatedly and insistently asked what Zander thought of the Nano. Jokingly, Zander said he wasn't there to talk about the Nano - but to talk about the next big thing happening in the industry - the fusion of the phone and music. ROKR with iTunes was a good beginning, he said, and there's more to come."

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