Why Google and Motorola's joint smartphone is such a bummer

The Moto X is almost here. Not everybody is impressed

Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt
(Image credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Ever since Google bought Motorola for $12.5 billion in 2011, critics have been waiting for the company's first joint venture. This week, the big reveal came in a full-page newspaper ad: The Moto X.

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Keith Wagstaff is a staff writer at TheWeek.com covering politics and current events. He has previously written for such publications as TIME, Details, VICE, and the Village Voice.