Comments on: Nokia’s Windows Phone transition shows promises kept

By: Glenn Stephens

Glenn Stephens — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:20:31 +0000

not true they are making money in xbox and they were the 3rd horse when they entered in 2001 now they are #1 in the US and #1 or #2 in most other places
http://bit.ly/vr9cKQ

By: Slater

Slater — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:44:00 +0000

Android sucks. It’s so fragmented. Even the latest highend Android phones aren’t running on ICS. Window takes the best of both iOS and Android. So maybe you should support it and they wont go bankrupt.

By: Mauritz Nordlund

Mauritz Nordlund — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:43:08 +0000

Elop is insane and needs to get fired as soon as possible. Nokia was unique and could build phones for 50 dollars and sell them with a profit. Then Elop came with his Microsoft background and decided to switch to Windows Mobile.
Elop’s insanity went so long that he let Nokia’s factories be empty while he outsourced manufacturing of the Windows phone to south Korea. Please explain to me: What does Nokia do with their phones? They don’t do the OS. They can’t choose the hardware (its MSFT mandatory hardware). They don’t even manufacture them. Still it took over a year to get one phone out.

Now a short history lesson:
1996: LM Ericsson worlds largest phone company. Hires ex Microsoft Rolf Skoglund. 5 years later Ericcson’s shares had dropped over 90% and they faced bankruptcy.

Nokia makes the exact same mistake and goes from nr1 company in the world to a company that looses billions each quarter.

The fact is: Microsoft have never succeeded in a market with competition. After 30 years as the world largest software company they still make 94% of their profit from Windows and Office. Two market segments without competition.

The 1 million Lumia phones that was “sold” was absurdly subsided by MSFT. The phone cost 50 EU with contract and you got a 200 EU Xbox console for free.

I love Nokia. I love Ericsson. Elop needs to be fired as soon as possible. Nokia will fail with this strategy. Embrace Android and crank out elegant/cheap phones that is Nokia’s hallmark. To bad that its too late and Samsung is the new Nokia.

By: jedibeeftrix

jedibeeftrix — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:12:52 +0000

Meltemi/Qt please Nokia.

Oh, I know you really don’t want to talk about it right now, not until WP is thoroughly bedded-in, but just so as you know……..

By: Travis Henning

Travis Henning — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:20:57 +0000

As opposed to the Baghdad Bob/RIM strategy of staying the course and telling every one that “everything is working OK and as planned”.

By: Bob Shaw

Bob Shaw — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:11:58 +0000

Even if people have reservations about Elop’s strategy, one cannot overlook the fact that Elop has done a great job transitioning Nokia to its new strategy.