brotkasten
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Nokia is so dead.
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Complex Shadow
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Canada. And we have a problem with carrier exclusive phones. That and no Nokia phones work on the smaller networks. Like WIND
Edit: Just found out 920 was pentaband goddamit.
frontieruk
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Nokia is so dead.
hmmmmmmm
Nokia is so dead.
Every iPhone is covered with the ugliest cases on earth. Why would colors matter now?
BB needs to die in Canada so Robulus can stop pushing it. Nice that the 1020 will also be coming Telus.
edit: And yeah, the majority of iPhones I see have ugly cases on them.
Exactly, the only thing that would be different is that people who would have buy an iPhone regardless will pick one on their favorite color but nothing more. It will still sell tons and likely be still the most popular phone around, but how different will it be from how things were when there was only 2 color choices?
Curious about the price. Still won't be considered low end I imagine.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
That phone is still not going to be cheap, and while Nokia has pushed the envelope in terms of color, and I'm glad others are following suit, that's not really their sole competitive advantage, or even their major one.
Yea, I doubt it will be as cheap as a 520. Likely $300-$400 is my guess.
Low end for Apple is still comfortably mid range.
Nokia's best bet is still the £60/$99 Lumia 520. Just a matter of getting devices out there atm.
Nokia is so dead.
At least Apple isn't afraid of cyan like Nokia is now. They are going to sell a ton of these.
This sucks, Microsoft buying Nokia is going to mean slower devices coming to market.
Me neither, as I said Nokia is WP at this stage and they are because they move at a fast speed, releasing apps, updating them, the Nokia part from the Amber version of the OS had more end-user feautres than MS's (it still is a minor update but still).
You're OK with Microsoft's slow ass release updates? At least Nokia had the ability to do add missing features and apps on their own.
As one who loves to lurk sites and forums for phone news this is so good, more than half comments are like that.
Nokia: We have all this neat ideas and apps, and updates in mind for the next month"""
MS: Woa woa woa, hold your horses gentlemen, we have a schedule, we'll release your ideas in the span of 3 years
Yea that transition is going to take time and that's exactly how I see things going down.
lastflowers
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Whoa, was not expecting that
Maybe, we will see. The move in itself suggests MS is serious and Elop is still there so he will have influence. Personally I'm quite happy about this.
Also did Brot no something about his Nokia is dead post above
edit: I hope so:
Are you worried about your job?
That was unexpected.
I would love a top of the line Windows Phone with the Surface aesthetic.
I would love a top of the line Windows Phone with the Surface aesthetic.
Maybe, we will see. The move in itself suggests MS is serious and Elop is still there so he will have influence. Personally I'm quite happy about this.
Also did Brot no something about his Nokia is dead post above
edit: I hope so:
If this means that all of the Nokia engineers can help out with the Windows Phone code then I'm all for it because you can't deny that they've been sloooow with adding new features. We'll see how it goes but I'm keeping expectations low.
Let them, they need to get out all the "Nokia should have gone android" they still have inside.
EDIT: Their R&D for the camera technologies are included in Devices and Services or they are part of Advanced Technologies?
killer rin
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So now that Steven Elop is part of Microsoft Again. Its not to far fetched that they might put him as CEO now. Or since he has took Julie Larson Greens role, maybe she will become the CEO.
Edit: I wonder, Now that Microsoft owns Nokia's phone divisions, can Microsoft use the Nokia name in advertisements and products? Because the Nokia brand holds tons of fans and brand recognition.
Edit: I wonder, Now that Microsoft owns Nokia's phone divisions, can Microsoft use the Nokia name in advertisements and products? Because the Nokia brand holds tons of fans and brand recognition.
I hope she doesn't. I like her, but in a press conference competition Elop would destroy her.
Heh, can't blame them. Nokia make good hardware.
except for dust proof ffcs.. ;/
Yeah at the spoiler, :lol
When I got my black 920 changed to the red I forgot to ask the guy the blow out the FFC.
The Faceless Master
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a shocking development
Steelyuhas
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MS should've bought AT&T so I could get an update for my phone.
Anywho, I generally see this as good news.
Anywho, I generally see this as good news.
Julie still feels a bit too green for the CEO post imo.
Did Microsoft bribe the Nokia board members to hire Elop?
I hope people don't take that wild speculation that seriously.
Complex Shadow
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i wanna say i am not shocked. but i kinda am.
yea i am not even stepping into the OT atm. those circle jerking salt shakers can take their ball and go home for all i care.
they can use Nokia branding for the next 10 years.
MS's presentation:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/download/press/2013/StrategicRationale.pdf
I'm a bit confused, Elop is now EVP of Devices and Services, Julie is the EVP of Devices and Studios?
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