Icahn Ad Puts Motorola On Blast

icahn.jpg

In a somewhat misguided attempt to demonstrate why Motorola’s shareholders should hand the keys to the coffer to him, Carl Icahn took out a full-page newspaper ad in The Wall Street Journal to air a, well, bitchslap in ink.

In appropriately dramatic boldface type his harsh letter reads, “I am convinced that significant stockholder representation in the Motorola boardroom, even by a single director, is absolutely necessary at this troubled company […] I am seeking a single seat, a single voice, asking for accountability instead of ‘business as usual.'”

He also mentioned that management was like “something straight out of Alice in Wonderland,” a quote we particularly like.

Motorola recently responded with some tome about how very very wrong Icahn is and how serious and responsible they are.

Oh yeah? You want to talk serious? Why do RAZRs suck so bad?

Picture of Steve Hall

Steve Hall

RECENT ARTICLES

TRENDING AROUND THE WEB

More than 600 new independent bookstores opened in the US in 2025 alone — a sign readers want something screens still can’t give them

More than 600 new independent bookstores opened in the US in 2025 alone — a sign readers want something screens still can’t give them

Global English Editing

How often someone interrupts often traces back to whether they grew up somewhere airtime had to be claimed or was simply given

How often someone interrupts often traces back to whether they grew up somewhere airtime had to be claimed or was simply given

Global English Editing

People who sleep beside a pet are often choosing the one form of closeness that comes with no negotiation attached

People who sleep beside a pet are often choosing the one form of closeness that comes with no negotiation attached

Global English Editing

8 things well-mannered people do before they’ve even sat down

8 things well-mannered people do before they’ve even sat down

Hack Spirit

9 small signs someone dislikes you but is far too polite to say so

9 small signs someone dislikes you but is far too polite to say so

Hack Spirit

8 reasons the people who do the most are often thanked the least

8 reasons the people who do the most are often thanked the least

Hack Spirit