Comments on: ‘Nokia Is Back’ And Ballsy; ‘We’re Not Sorry We’re Not Apple’

By: melodiousthunkk

melodiousthunkk — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:33:15 +0000

“He also said Ovi Maps offers walking navigation that Google Maps does not.”
What is Savander talking about? I use Google Maps on my Nokia E71x, and it offers routing for driving, walking, and public transport. True, it does not offer turn-by-turn voice navigation, but neither does Ovi Maps for my phone. The “Free Navigation Forever” slogan does not apply to my model which is nine months new. Google Maps on the E71x offers far more functionality (accuracy, powerful search, Latitude, Buzz) than Nokia’s “competitive” product which intends to “OWN” location coordination.

By: Brad

Brad — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:37:38 +0000

Was this guy waving a white flag during his speech? Palm CEO made similar kind of statements when they released webOS, they were out of business and sold less than 12 months later. Goodbye Nokia, you are now face to face with the reality of the tech industry which is how long you can be relevant for. You had a good run, sell up while you still have some dignity.

By: zbig666

zbig666 — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 23:19:20 +0000

The smartphone was invented by Palm. For years, I begged Nokia to support the Mac via a desktop app that lets me sync with my Nokia phone. No go. They said the Mac was not worth their time. Now, with my iPhone, all I can say to Nokia is ‘not worth my time.’

By: Hinia

Hinia — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 17:02:25 +0000

As a recent Nokia customer, who is so disgusted with their flagship product, I can tell how pathetic their product is. Its 2 to 3 years old technology and honest much lower in quality than Samsung or Pantech. Nokia is a goner

By: intosh

intosh — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 16:52:17 +0000

@Chris Keil:

You cared enough to read the article and comment.

Oh and I guess you should get out more.

By: intosh

intosh — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 16:49:18 +0000

@zato

You mean like they copied the front-facing camera, video call, touchscreen or even the grind-icons scheme? Oh wait. Those have been on Nokia phones for years before Apple even thought of making an iPhone. Or maybe, you will tell us Apple first came up with the smartphone concept too?

By: mocoholic

mocoholic — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 16:17:20 +0000

Don’t count Nokia out just yet–look at Motorola. Just 18 months ago no one would have predicted that they’d have a decent smartphone out there.

By: Chris Keil

Chris Keil — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 16:11:45 +0000

Really, Nokia is still around? Hmmm, guess I either forgot about them or just didn’t care anymore.

Anybody know if Philco still makes TVs?

By: baba12

baba12 — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 16:11:30 +0000

Instead of showing braggadocio I believe the best thing is to execute and let the actions speak for themselves.
If you are right you don’t need to raise your voice, if you are wrong you have no right to raise your voice.
Nokia should just let their devices do the talking and the rest will follow.

By: ezduzit

ezduzit — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:47:58 +0000

< ‘Nokia Is Back’ And Ballsy; ‘We’re Not Sorry We’re Not Apple>

as blackberry (rimm) is finding out, talk is cheap.