Thread: Nokia should fire Elop
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gerbick
2012-02-02 , 17:46
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Originally Posted by Setok View Post
The assumption of a 'cult' being behind Apple's success is dangerous, and a trap many companies could fall into. I'm sure there must be some Tru Fanboys out there, because everyone talks about them. I've yet to meet one, though. The fact of the matter is Apple makes really great products.
Reliable, happy customers should be the goal of any company. Nokia has them, but lesser now than say in 2007 - despite the world population growing.

Regardless; you should look at how Apple did it. Innovation, great marketing, research and development around UI/UX, materials and distribution channels.

OK, I'm using an N9 right now. I love the look of the device, the buttonless operation, double tap to open, swipe...
I loved it too. It's waiting on PR 1.2 before I switch back to it - felt incomplete but fun to use.

But the reality is my iPhone is way more stable and much easier to set up. The battery on it also lasts clearly longer and the antenna seems stronger (antennagate was mostly FUD). The font rendering is also better (or, possibly, the selected fonts have better defined properties in a typographical sense), the screen more precise and colour rendering is nicer.
That's your experience. I get what you're saying but as it stands, to sell the masses what you're selling (Apple) instead of offering folks stuff they may not want (Nokia) - there's a big difference. Nokia didn't adapt to the changes in the markets as fast as the others. Same for RIM/Blackberry.

Nokia is where it's at because it had rubbish products in comparison. My S40 wasn't horrible, but I switched to an iPhone as soon as the 3G came out. But even before the iPhone I suffered just looking at people using S60.
I blame the management.

Having said that, I think the N9 is the best product Nokia has produced in many, many years.
The N900 crowd will disagree with you. The N9 was the first time Maemo was a mass customer facing/directed attempt for Maemo. And it's dead mainly due to management.

One that really shows the huge potential there could have been, and one that appeals to people's imaginations. The moment I saw an early prototype, I was immediately keen on it. Its fate is a sad thing.
Management should have funded it. Fire the management. Fire the board of directors.
Last edited by gerbick; 2012-02-02 at 19:40.
 

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