N8 - More proof that Nokia is losing it - Page 10 - maemo.org

Rauha | # 91 | 2010-05-02, 20:12 | Report

Originally Posted by bandora View Post

This thread should be moved to "Random Professional Business Analysts" section and not the off-topic section...

Professional?

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leetut | # 92 | 2010-05-02, 20:20 | Report

well i thought the n8 looked nice
and the n98 looks even better
if thats what they are:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/02/n...lider-brewing/

bxbomber | # 93 | 2010-05-02, 23:28 | Report

Originally Posted by leetut View Post

well i thought the n8 looked nice
and the n98 looks even better
if thats what they are:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/02/n...lider-brewing/

bigger screen and hardwarre keyboard is a win in my book.

it prob won't have the same camera but i can live with that.

just wonder when they're going to announce/ leak the first meego phone.

buxz777 | # 94 | 2010-05-02, 23:57 | Report

apparently the battery is removeable via two screws on the side of the device

it takes the same battery as the n97 mini

they opted for this design to keep the handsets design solid

wether or not removing the battery yourself will void warranty is another question and wether this design is final is also another question as this device in the pictures is a early proto

more here

http://mynokiablog.com/2010/05/02/pi...-the-nokia-n8/

Rauha | # 95 | 2010-05-03, 00:04 | Report

Originally Posted by buxz777 View Post

apparently the battery is removeable via two screws on the side of the device

I doubt that those screws are there in the final product. Looks very prototypish.

kryptoniankid17 | # 96 | 2010-05-03, 00:11 | Report

Originally Posted by Bec View Post

Well actually not.
Market share doesn't actually reflect sales - which have grown.

The US market is mainly Nokia-unaware and the top selling phone before the iPhone was/were the Motorola bla bla ZR.

iPhone has gained market share due to users migrating from a phone to another phone (not a smartphone) since the first iPhone can't even be called a mediocre feature phone. To those users the complexity of menus submenus, widgets, setups camera focus, etc(Symbian) would have been incomprehensible - instead, apple has gained market share by presenting basic features as "innovations" and introducing them to the basic user one step at a time.

Then there's android - and since it's not "cool" to not have an OS on any phone every low end piece of junk now has android - and android has the proper advertising which nokia doesn't.

Nokia - king of the world until 2008. Why only until 2008? Easy, they stopped producing high end devices after N82 and N95 (2007), don't ask me why but they even claimed there's no need for HWA in a phone

Symbian UIQ aka. Sony's touch symbian version went down (exactly because of low-spec devices IMHO but then there was the lack of standards such as USB and micro SD which already brings the iPhone down) and Nokia "smartly" decided it wasn't yet time for touch screen devices as the industry wasn't ready yet.
Nokia was right - since the first two iPhones were a complete mess - but that doesn't mean the users didn't want to go "touch" (I did

)
So instead of making a bold move they decided to wait, exactly at the time when everyone else decided they belong to the mobile space as well.

Mistakes or not, things are slowly heading back where they used to be.
IMHO old dinosaurs (Nokia & Apple CEOs) have had quite a hard time adapting - at least Nokia has finally managed to do so.

I would say they are unaware of the hi end but cheap dumb phones they are well aware. Hell you can get a nokia for 25 bucks at a walmart or walgreens etc. And ive seen and know alot of people with nokias. U can even get a nuron for 5 bucks on t-mobile. I hear the nokia ring alot through my daily routine.

kryptoniankid17 | # 97 | 2010-05-03, 00:15 | Report

Here goes the n8 user manual.

http://www.fonearena.com/blog/16474/...-shows-up.html

Hintry | # 98 | 2010-05-03, 16:19 | Report

Fascinating interview with Eldar Murtazin about Nokia's market prospects.

http://www.unwiredview.com/2010/05/0...-and-symbian3/

The man paints a pretty dismal picture...

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Bec | # 99 | 2010-05-03, 16:41 | Report

Eldrar's reputation went on to the drain long ago together with sony's UIQ and not that sony's back on the track he's trying to make some room for them <= unprofessional for a journalist that's supposed to be impartial.

As for N8... I'm amazed... They actually use a normal battery with the same metallic + plastic insulation, aka in no way thinner than a normal battery => absolutley no gains from keeping it pseudo-non removable!

The bottom part could have easily been made to come off without any screws.

This are plain marketing tactics IMHO.

Kamen | # 100 | 2010-05-03, 16:43 | Report

Me personally, Nokia are Giants in the phone industry and have been for a long *** time. We'll have to keep waiting though, but when you think about it.

"VW" Built the Bugatti to say to people. Look this is what we can do, so you cant say we're sh*t now can you, so remember this day.

Everybody was hyped up with the AMD Processors for quite a few years, even me (Which im not ashamed to say)

then BOOM!!! Intel go you lot want to talk bad about us, f*ck it here you go. Intel i7 and the "i9" = i7 980x, and now its like sh*t... we all got shafted being sucked into AMD thinking they really could take on Intel. When they have been the masters for a long time i7-980x Is a complete Multi-Core monster and will make any other processor look incapable of being able to run an on-screen Calculator in comparison. That was their way of saying look at what we've done, remember this day.

As for "Nokia loosing it" you keep thinking that, im sure they have something in the pipelines so shock us all and make us feel like twats for all this negative (bias) views on them.

Peace