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Dec 30
Over the last few months, I have progressively noticed that Nokia is getting staid in its designs and almost ‘following’ other manufacturers. Where is that robust originality Nokia was known for?
There are plenty of phones being launched by the Finnish manufacturer, but none that excite me anymore. I don’t think my tastes or choices are so strange because what I want is available from other manufacturers.
Nokia has tried their hand at PDA phones and other high-end stuff, but are perhaps finding it difficult to break away from their image of being a ‘junta’ phone. Sony Ericsson, on the other hand have managed to carve a niche for themselves and with their P990i, are actually getting into the PDA market that has some rather loyal followers of models like the Nokia Communicator and even some Palm and Windows Mobile phones.
Up until March this year, I was a die-hard Nokia user. Then I got bored and frustrated that they were not doing anything new. So I went on to O2. And then to Motorola and now I am using a Sony Ericsson. Very happy!
Wake up, Nokia!
Jan 03, 2007 @ 12:54:53
Hi…Well with no intentions of defending any brand, I would like to add that I have reviewed most of the Nokia phones and the best is yet to come…N70 by far is a far better smartphone and N95 will make be another milestone (well, it’s not a PDA though)….The Nokia E series was a first generation attempt and you have give them credit for the work….
Sony’s P990i has a great positioning but stands challenged by imate’s, Treo, O2, HP and now Dopod too….But Nokia will be here too maybe not in a big way but you cannot ignore a brand that you have been bred upon…
Jan 03, 2007 @ 19:20:40
What you say is true, but Nokia has been sluggish getting off the ground. And from a company like Nokia, one expects more proactive behaviour. This should be an interesting segment to watch out…