Apple-Nokia Feud Escalates
Nokia may as well give up and die....
Name ONE successful initiative of Nokia's. Ovi? NGage? "Comes With Music?" They've all been miserable failures and beyond stupid in their conceptualization. Let's not even discuss Nokia's genius GPS implementation....
Name ONE successful platform of Nokia's. S60? Maybe 4 years ago. S80? Long dead. Maemo? Oh yeah, Maemo, it's been 3 years and it's still garbage. Even Android makes Maemo look like trash.
I have good memories of my earlier Nokia handsets, but this company has long lost its way.
bluecoyote said:
What is Nokia other than a patent troll and maker of cheap disposable handsets? When is the last time anyone gave a crap about a Nokia handset that wasn't prepaid? The N95? Maybe two people cared about that glitchy brick.
Your negativity really, really needs some mellowing work, my friend...
bluecoyote said:
Name ONE successful initiative of Nokia's. Ovi? NGage? "Comes With Music?" They've all been miserable failures and beyond stupid in their conceptualization. Let's not even discuss Nokia's genius GPS implementation....
Nokia's N-series has been a huge hit. The E-series has also had some success, though not like the N-series. Nokia's Xpress Music...
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The rest... really? How would you categorize the N800? The 5800?
bluecoyote said:
Nokia's "Xpressmusic" handsets have been successes the same way Sony Walkman phones have.
They all sold well, so what's your point? What yardstick are you using to measure success? Are you using some obscure detail or personal preference as your measure of success? You're obviously saying that sales is not part of your yardstick. Plus, I met plenty of people who preferred Xpress Music phones over Sony Ericsson Walkman phones.
bluecoyote said:
That's like saying Verizon Wireless's LG Chocolate's sales meant its VCast Music service was successful.
I'm guessing you haven't seen too many "successful" ventures or initiatives in your time...
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I must agree qualitiatively with bluecoyote on this one.
Here is a helpful, condensed resource I found on Wikipedia regarding cell phone subsidies and the locking/unlocking of subsidized phones. The article has been nominated for a neutrality check, but most of the information is good;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIM_lock »
Whether we like it or not, subsidies are the wave of the future for cell phone purchasing. Personally, I'd rather buy at full price an unlocked, unbranded p...
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