Maybe Sofa King meant to say that Motorola produces innovations that are first out of the gate. An example is Motorola's Securenet offering in the 80's. It was the first (high level, sounds like open squelch) voice privacy product that was integrated into a portable and mobile radio and because of the nature of modulation, it required a Securenet supported infrastructure. GE, the other main government supplier (at the time) did not have a product ready to compete with Securenet. Thus the market positioned itself around Motorola and Securenet became the defacto voice privacy standard.
In reference to Motorola engineering, Securenet did not work well in its infancy. 2000 Securenet coded- mode only mobiles were installed in Postal Inspection vehicles. When the Inspectors could not reliably communicate, Motorola had to supply (at their cost) a clear/code board for each radio. It was a PIA system to use at first, but Motorola got it working and locked up the federal law enforcement market.
Motorola makes great high tier products, but they come with a high price. When you have the ability to tax and print paper money, you can afford to buy a great product from a great US based corporation.