Originally Posted by Paxicide (Post 313923)

I know exacty what you mean. With that said, do penguins have toes?

Originally Posted by elimoon8 (Post 314663)

I like the Nokia Portal, because of all the device claims to do.

(portal to the internet, social networks, friends; gets you where you need to go (gps), etc.)

It also sounds kind of futuristic.

Originally Posted by GeraldKo (Post 314582)

"saying it runs Maemo" doesn't give it an identity.

unless you're going to call it "Maemo" (or "Maemo Phone").

Like Apple in the 1980's didn't just call their operating system "Macintosh," they called the computer "Macintosh", not "a computer running Macintosh." (And that was OK, but people, or Apple, ultimately preferred the sound of calling it "Mac.")

Maybe I'd get used to, and like, calling them "Maemo Phones" and "Maemo Tablets." (Like I've said, I thought "Blackberry" was a really stupid name, but it worked and I got used to it.) But I don't think so. It just doesn't sound nice. Ragnar, in the US, like in an advertisement, how do you see Nokia pronouncing "Maemo"?

To me, a well-chosen name helps give the product line an identity and helps market it, and helps unify a particular set of devices in the public's mind.

ThinkPad is a good example, in a number of ways. It sounds good. It links to a very-longstanding tradition of IBM using the word "Think" in its marketing. "ThinkPad" sounds catchier than "an IBM laptop."

Then within the ThinkPad line were very consistent sub-categories. The X-series are small and have no integrated disk drives. The T-series are full-featured, and pricey because made thinner. The R-series is full-size without trying to be made thin or light. Then within those well-defined lines are the various numbers, like the ThinkPad X21, X22, X23, X24, X31, X32, etc. And each higher number is the successor, in a logical order.

I've never understood the Nokia naming convention. To me, calling the N800 and the N86 and the N97 all N-series is confusing. If there is an overall logic to all this, with when a unit gets a letter and when it gets 2 digits or 4 digits and the meaning of higher numbers, it isn't readily apparent.

With Lenovo now owning the ThinkPad line, they distinguished their new consumer line of notebooks from the more corporate line by calling them IdeaPads. Smart move. So "ThinkPad" still presents a distinct, unified image to the public. Likewise, the Maemo line -- especially if it's intended to have a unity to it (like being consistently high-end) -- ought to have its own identity. Even if it's not all high-end, it's definitely distinct from the rest of Nokia's offerings.

Originally Posted by Peet (Post 314590)

I must admit that I've never really been impressed by the "Maemo" branding......

Anyhow I feel that there's room for at least two device lineup brandings (Top and Mainstream) and I don't feel totally comfortable leaving the final decision to Nokia's management... :p

Originally Posted by zerojay (Post 314561)

We're talking about naming the "it" here, not Maemo.

Originally Posted by Texrat (Post 314848)

Hey, bud, doesn't "Nokia Zero" sound good? :D

Originally Posted by GeraldKo (Post 314945)

"It's a Nokia Nutshell."

"Honey, have you seen my Nutshell?" (Okay, ZeroJay, go for it!)

Originally Posted by zerojay (Post 314950)

Sure.

"Babe, can you grab my nut?"

Originally Posted by daperl (Post 314964)

"Sync Nut to Ovi"

Originally Posted by qwerty12 (Post 314965)

I tried but it said "File size too big".

Originally Posted by sjgadsby (Post 314970)

Originally Posted by ysss (Post 314974)

Originally Posted by timsamoff (Post 314879)

Ok... Just watched the Nokia Booklet video. Pretty cool (I've commented on Twitter). Anyway, in the video they say "Sync effortlessly with your mobile," and it got me thinking... What about:

Nokia Mobile

Now, that would pigeonhole a brand, wouldn't it? Trademark that puppy and no one could use the term Mobile for their devices anymore. :p

Tim

Originally Posted by qole (Post 314942)

Nokia Booklet: Shouldn't it be Nokia JustAnotherNetBook? How disappointing.

Nice music and 3D text effects though.

Originally Posted by qole (Post 315100)

Ok. That is downright eerie. Was Ron Jeremy going for the "Balzac look" intentionally?

Originally Posted by timsamoff (Post 314879)

What about:

Nokia Mobile

Originally Posted by timsamoff (Post 314879)

What about:

Nokia Mobile

Originally Posted by zerojay (Post 314754)

Well, I meant mine to be for one specific device, RX-51... not so much an entire line of products.

Originally Posted by JayOnThaBeat (Post 315188)

Balzac = Honoré de Balzac
Ron Jeremy = Horny Ballsack...

Coincidence?

Originally Posted by Architengi (Post 314718)

Some good names community came up for Maemo-phone series:
* MaPhone
* Memo
* Avata
* Nexus/Nexo
* Conflux
* Flux
* Communicator (this is a bit long)
* Contact
* Portal
* Tacto, Tasto, Amago

Originally Posted by Architengi (Post 315191)

Originally Posted by qole (Post 314942)

Nokia Booklet: Shouldn't it be Nokia JustAnotherNetBook? How disappointing.

Nice music and 3D text effects though.

Originally Posted by Architengi (Post 315201)

Finally there is another series - the "booklet" - nice new brand name from Nokia!
Why Maemo phones don't deserve a nice brand-name?

Originally Posted by Architengi (Post 315201)

Finally there is another series - the "booklet" - nice new brand name from Nokia!
Why Maemo phones don't deserve a nice brand-name?


Why Peter@marketing or anybody from Nokia does not see this thread? Give us some light, please... should we continue or we should turn off the light, put on the boots and go home ... :confused:

Originally Posted by ysss (Post 315207)

You can't be serious :)
The short answer is put on the boots and go home...

Originally Posted by Architengi (Post 315191)

...That's good now after Nokia does all: boots, notebooks, booklets, fishing boots, laptops, TVs, s40 cells, logger boots, maps, picasa and flickr style share, youtube style of share videos, GPS devices, netbooks, GSM network hardware, smartphones with oldye Symbian...