The rumors of the Q being cancelled is false. I emailed motorola and this is the response i got,

Dear Mr Scott Appelbaum,

Thank you for contacting Motorola E-mail Support. We really appreciate your interest in our brand and our products.

Regarding your concern, as per today, the Moto Q is still being scheduled to be released in the near future in the US market. We do not have information which says the contrary. Due to the nature of this inquiry, we have just forwarded your query to our Marketing Team for a more detailed evaluation. Thank you for bringing this matter into our attention. It is through feedback like yours that we are able to identify our consumers' needs and interests.

We invite you to keep checking our web p...
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