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I don't think it's necessarily game over for Nokia, but they've got to drastically rethink their game plan. They burned through cash getting the Lumia phones r
by nicholassmith 14y ago
I don't think it's necessarily game over for Nokia, but they've got to drastically rethink their game plan.
They burned through cash getting the Lumia phones ready, gorgeous as they are, which is a gamble not yet to pay off. They're using the third horse in the race, a platform which it's creators have yet to successfully manage into the mainstream consciousness. Too many flaws to stand next to Android and iOS, but not completely down yet.
Lets not forget Nokia is still one of the biggest mobile handset companies in the world, they've got a solid brand name appreciation in areas of the world yet to be opened up.
Essentially they've still got chips left on the table, it just depends on the next run of cards whether they grow their stack or not. But lets not get in the way of a snappy headline.
- bitwize 14y agoI don't think it's necessarily game over for Nokia, but they've got to drastically rethink their game plan. Flash their back catalogue of 800s with stock ICS, call it the Nokia Lumia A, sell them for $200 a pop (sans contract). That'll stem the bleeding and give them time to come up with their real Galaxy-killer.
- nicholassmith 14y agoI'd imagine they can't, under terms of their agreement with Microsoft, but that might not be forever so maybe they will. But is the market ready for yet another Android handset? It's a thin share of the pie as it is.