Mobile Life in Ireland & Beyond

Monday, December 8, 2008

A Very Nokia problem (touch screen demand)

Just some thoughts. Touch screen demand is a problem for nokia.
Nokia should A) not get sucked in to the touchscreen malarky like blackberry did. B) nokia has a pricing problem.

Yes that's right folks, the Price of some of the latest and best nokia handsets are absolutely ridiculous. If i can get a google iphone for 300 WHY oh why would i buy a nokia phone like the n97 for close to 500+ It just does not make sense.

The Nokia n97 is a great phone, Its my favourite phone that i covet, i want one, but in these times, im not going to just splash. Nokia is effectively pricing itself out of the market. If only business men can afford this phone, and lets face it they are not the most savvy tech people on earth, then A whole generation is not being indoctrinated to the s60 method of doing things. Only serious users of mobile equipment would pay for this phone. And there are not too many people that are that serious. Particularly when it comes to spending nearly a thousand Euro on a phone! something that you can lose down your sofa.

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