Comments on: When Will Nokia's Smartphone Transition End?

By: Where Are the New Windows Phone 7 Devices?: Mobile Technology News «

Where Are the New Windows Phone 7 Devices?: Mobile Technology News « — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 19:31:50 +0000

[...] While many, including myself, long felt that Nokia’s strategy to use the Symbian platform was too much in flux and too slow to mature, Microsoft may have been specifically looking for a hardware partner with fresh, new [...]

By: With New CEO, Nokia Goes All-In On Software & Services «

With New CEO, Nokia Goes All-In On Software & Services « — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:14:35 +0000

[...] the high-end smartphone market, which often yields the highest profit margins is racing along as Nokia’s strategy slowly takes shape. By the time a MeeGo device arrives later this year, for example, Nokia’s freshman effort [...]

By: Without an iPhone or Android Competitor, Nokia Reportedly Seeking a CEO

Without an iPhone or Android Competitor, Nokia Reportedly Seeking a CEO — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:30:26 +0000

[...] and nimble competitors hasn’t been effective, fast, nor focused — for a recent history, see my timeline on the transition since 2007. Nokia’s response to iPhone and Android has mainly been with an aging S60 interface atop the [...]

By: Developers Say Nokia’s Ovi Store Needs Fixing

Developers Say Nokia’s Ovi Store Needs Fixing — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:17:13 +0000

[...] from Apple and Google. These responses indicate that Nokia doesn’t only have to play catch up with its smartphone operating system strategy, but also with the marketplace that’s helping to power device [...]

By: Nokia Slims Down, Sells Wireless Technology Business for $200M

Nokia Slims Down, Sells Wireless Technology Business for $200M — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:34:57 +0000

[...] a positive note, deals such as this do help Nokia slim down so it can focus internally on developing a stronger smartphone platform that will help to bring back fleeing developers and increase device sales. With worldwide sales of [...]

By: Why Carriers Still Hold the Key to Handset Sales

Why Carriers Still Hold the Key to Handset Sales — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 22:01:19 +0000

[...] isn’t the only manufacturer to have taken its lumps for weak carrier relationships. Among Nokia’s many troubles is its inability to bend to the will of North American carriers. And last month, Google’s Andy [...]

By: AdMob Data Illustrates Why Feature Phones Aren’t a Strategy for the Future

AdMob Data Illustrates Why Feature Phones Aren’t a Strategy for the Future — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:01:53 +0000

[...] range of feature phones — with a particular focus on emerging countries, no less — to offset a lagging smartphone strategy. While smartphones currently account for a small percentage of overall worldwide handset sales, [...]

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:37:21 +0000

Gene, are you saying that an original iPhone released in 2007 can support every feature iOS offers in 2010 that an iPhone 4 can, for example Face Time and multitasking? Also, can every Android handset released in 2007 support all the features available on Froyo, for example Flash 10.1 playback?

Your post is confrontational and nonsensical in equal measure.

By: Gene

Gene — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:34:06 +0000

No, I think comparing the support Nokia gives to their products to the support Apple and Google gives to their products is delusional. We're talking a light year difference, even to your myopic point of view. Kinetic scrolling in 2010 for X6? A-GPS in latter 2007 for N95? This became standard by the time they were released. What happened to destinations support for N95? What about Nokia Maps for N95? How about better 3d support? Why can't I install the new Sportstracker on my N95 but can on my N97 or my wife's E72? What are you going to counter with? Nearly unadopted front facing camera? Putting out more phones to correct the mistakes of their previous phones in a matter of 4 months? Nokia's strategy and customer support, just like their ideas.symbian.org website, is all over the place and unfocused. As I said, I've never seen any OS upgrade on any of their phones, and if you say otherwise, you are truly LYING.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:42:21 +0000

Gene, if you believe that the addition of features like A-GPS support introduced in the v12 firmware for the N95 or the full kinetic scrolling introduced in the v20 firware for the X6 are bug fixes then you are somewhat deluded.