Comments on: Nokia’s 1 billion opportunity: A China Lumia launch

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:16:31 +0000

David, your experience is one I’ve heard time and again. Those that don’t even try Windows Phone are simply writing it off while many who do actually find it to be pretty solid. Microsoft is fighting the stigma of its Windows Mobile efforts here I think and needs to get people to try the devices.

By: David McCormack

David McCormack — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:17:41 +0000

I borrowed a Windows Phone 7.5 device from work for the weekend and used it as my primary smartphone during this time (it was a 3-day holiday weekend here thanks to St Patrick!). I was very, very impressed. Fast and fluid. Uncluttered. Fun, even! The whole “platform X has ten zillion apps and platform Y only has ten thousand apps” argument really doesn’t cut it with me. The best smartphone for me is the one that allows me to do my 95% tasks as painlessly and quickly as possible. After that…meh! Although I’m a professional Android developer, my personal Android device is out of contract in a few weeks time. Until a couple of days ago, the Galaxy S3 would have been the obvious next device for me. But after a dirty weekend with WP7, the Lumia 900 is looking very tempting.

By: idont

idont — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 07:13:56 +0000

“India and Brazil, too, are moving up the list as
mobile broadband infrastructure matures.
Given Nokia’s broad global distribution and
worldwide brand recognition, I’d expect Lumia
handsets to find their way to those countries
soon as well.”
The Lumia 800 & 710 have been available in India for months now, btw

By: Rick Munster

Rick Munster — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 02:46:53 +0000

It proves the smaller screened, inexpensive and rugged designs will enable these markets to expand very quickly.

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 12:38:13 +0000

In that case, it’s sure to be a hit! ;)

By: Rich

Rich — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:23:54 +0000

Roger McNamee at Elevation Partners says he has no hope for Windows Phone.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 23:32:55 +0000

I agree, the only thing we have is the digitimes article. We’ll find out on the 28th, Nokia has been talking about TD-SCDMA for a while, and it may explain (partly) why they were so slow fixing the Lumia 800 firmware issues.

By: Luke Tomasello

Luke Tomasello — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 22:24:26 +0000

We all want to see Nokia phones running on China Mobile, but I’ve seen no credible evidence to support that. What “industry sources”?

I think without and credible evidence, an article such as this is a tad premature.

By: rajpal gurm

rajpal gurm — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 21:19:19 +0000

I’m counting on Nokia and Msft to kick some smart into phones. Now let’s make me rich in 3 years! Waiting for Nokia tablet in Petaluma, CA