U2's The Edge Sued By Motorola After his 2001 Grammy Award Speech Detailing Improvements in Technology; The Disposable Mobile Phone Was Still in the Prototype Stage, Which Angered Many High-Ranking C.E.O.s "This is still only in the beginning stages of development, and it was against company policy to speak publicly about such technologies," said the executive of the Motorola offices in Maryland. How the 39-year-old guitarist knew about said technology, one can only speculate.
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