What Nokia Must Do To Stay Relevant In Mobile 289
snydeq writes "Mikael Ricknäs reports how Nokia can turn around its three-year slide in the mobile market — one that has transformed the company's iconic N95 into a distant memory given the pace of innovation at Apple and around Android. Completely underestimating the impact of the iPhone, Nokia took too long to realize that Symbian's lack of touch capabilities would hinder its ability to compete in the smartphone market. Moreover, the company's move to open source the OS has significantly slowed down Symbian's development, according to analysts, leaving Nokia with both a lack of support from other vendors and a platform on which competitors can keep a close eye. Meanwhile, developer interest in Nokia's Ovi app store is nearly nonexistent. 'Nokia's problems are still fixable but the window is closing. I am not optimistic that they will be fixed in 2010 because there isn't much time left; if they aren't fixed in 2011, Nokia will be in big trouble.'"
Re:Did the author completely overlook,,, (Score:4, Funny)
I know what they overlooked...
N Gage 4.0
Seriously you guys, it'll work this time.
Re:Did the author completely overlook,,, (Score:0, Funny)
You mean, like Apple does? Oh wait...
OOH! OOH! I Know the Answer! (Score:2, Funny)
What Nokia must do to stay relevant in mobile?
TIME TRAVEL!
WANTED; Somebody to go back in time with me. This is not a joke. P.O. Box [myconfinedspace.com]
322, Oakview, CA 93022. You'll get paid after we get back. Must bring your
own weapons. Safety not guaranteed. I have only done this once before.
Re:Did the author completely overlook,,, (Score:5, Funny)
Readers should not confuse this with, in order of increasing danger, the LG Migo, which "is perfect for your kid's first phone," the Bhutanese Migo, which is "known by the Nepalese and Tibetans as the Yeti, and to the Chinese and Soviets as the Alma," or the Lovecraft Mi-Go, which "are large, pinkish, fungoid, crustacean-like entities the size of a man with a 'convoluted ellipsoid' composed of pyramided, fleshy rings and covered in antennae where a head would normally be."
Re:Did the author completely overlook,,, (Score:3, Funny)
I used to have an N Gage model train set. It rocked, with smoke coming out of the engine and working lights and everything.