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Welcome Back, Nokia

10 points by tilt 15y ago

nailer 15y ago
I've always admired the design of Windows Phone, and (despite owning three Android phones in a row) hated Android's "we've made the sale, now we don't care anymore" support model. But I was never going to buy one of those horrible LG or Samsung Windows Phone devices. They feel cheap and clunky. The 800 is a solid, smooth credit-card-like device. It feels nice in the hand, like the first iPhone did. Once WP8 is released (provided it has some equivalent of W8's WinJS) I think I'm going to buy one.
laacz 15y ago
TechCrunch did it again. Brutal PR. I mean, 33% (OMG, 33%!!) of a market, which is tiny. In a linked article it says, that nokia sold 1 million (that's rounded up from mentioned .9 mil) devices in Q4. WP7 share is around .5 to 1.5% (range seen on few quickly googled reports). So, 33% you say?
- nailer 15y ago
  Sure, WP7 isn't much of the market now. The implication is that this is market share of a growing platform. WP7 handsets sell for the same pricepoint as low end Android devices. And, according to most of the reviews, it's a better product. The idea TC has is that Nokia is going to take a lot of those customers.
  - JoeAltmaier 15y ago
    Supported by what? The article was vague, it talked more about the plastic than the apps. What apps? Why did I have to ask that question? Where's any hard data?
    - nailer 15y ago
      > Supported by what? Both sales data, and user agents on the mobile web. This is fairly easily Googlable. > The article was vague, it talked more about the plastic than the apps. What apps? Are you saying app #s would be a more relevant measure of market growth?
      - JoeAltmaier 15y ago
        So now I do the legwork for articles, instead of the author? Great! "All Minnesotans are stupider than Iowans! Look it up!" Apps may not really be relevant to market grows, but they would be relevant to the article subject, "Welcome back, Nokia". Are they back? Is anybody writing apps for their phone? Why would I want one? All reasonable questions, revolving around apps.

10 points by tilt 15y ago

I've always admired the design of Windows Phone, and (despite owning three Android phones in a row) hated Android's "we've made the sale, now we don't care anymore" support model. But I was never going to buy one of those horrible LG or Samsung Windows Phone devices. They feel cheap and clunky. The 800 is a solid, smooth credit-card-like device. It feels nice in the hand, like the first iPhone did. Once WP8 is released (provided it has some equivalent of W8's WinJS) I think I'm going to buy one.

laacz 15y ago

TechCrunch did it again. Brutal PR. I mean, 33% (OMG, 33%!!) of a market, which is tiny. In a linked article it says, that nokia sold 1 million (that's rounded up from mentioned .9 mil) devices in Q4. WP7 share is around .5 to 1.5% (range seen on few quickly googled reports). So, 33% you say?

nailer 15y ago
Sure, WP7 isn't much of the market now. The implication is that this is market share of a growing platform. WP7 handsets sell for the same pricepoint as low end Android devices. And, according to most of the reviews, it's a better product. The idea TC has is that Nokia is going to take a lot of those customers.
- JoeAltmaier 15y ago
  Supported by what? The article was vague, it talked more about the plastic than the apps. What apps? Why did I have to ask that question? Where's any hard data?
  - nailer 15y ago
    > Supported by what? Both sales data, and user agents on the mobile web. This is fairly easily Googlable. > The article was vague, it talked more about the plastic than the apps. What apps? Are you saying app #s would be a more relevant measure of market growth?
    - JoeAltmaier 15y ago
      So now I do the legwork for articles, instead of the author? Great! "All Minnesotans are stupider than Iowans! Look it up!" Apps may not really be relevant to market grows, but they would be relevant to the article subject, "Welcome back, Nokia". Are they back? Is anybody writing apps for their phone? Why would I want one? All reasonable questions, revolving around apps.