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Originally Posted by TA-t3 View Post
Exactly. That's why so many of us (wrongly, as it seems now) were telling people not to worry, Nokia won't produce only a single model at the time.

Therefore, I also disagree with nahkiainen.

And as to this:
>Those days were gone 15 years ago
@ghoonk: That's patently false. Those days _may_ be gone now, but they certainly weren't gone a couple of years ago. And I still fail to see why producing more than one model (as long as they appeal to different people) would hurt shareholders (I'm back to arguing against nahkiainen again..) - and Nokia itself is the strongest argument here, with their _huge_ phone model range.

Then again, I've never managed to understand what exactly goes on in the heads of marketing CEOs..
Trust me, back in 1998, electronic devices were practically obsolete 2 months out the door Look at the Palm devices, and the Apple Newton 2000/2100.

But I digress -- you're right about having multiple models not hurting shareholders. Product differentiation allows for greater reach and hence higher revenues, although this could be offset by the high cost of marketing vs the margins that Nokia has to make to make this a profitable product line.
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