Motorola’s Courting Other Carriers for Cliq

Those who despise the exclusive deals between cell phone makers will be glad to hear that Motorola is pursuing multiple U.S. carriers to host the Motorola Cliq. It’s already a given that T-Mobile will sell the phone — the carrier’s branding appears in all the Cliq’s glamor photos — but Motorola Co-CEO Sanjay Jha now says the company is looking to other carriers as well. This isn’t revolutionary or anything; several Blackberry models and HTC’s Touch Pro 2 are among the smartphones you can get from several wireless providers. Still, the Cliq seems to be gathering a lot of buzz, so seeing a potentially high-demand smartphone eschew exclusivity is always a good sign — unless you love your carrier and never intend to leave it. [via Wall Street Journal]