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Originally Posted by agogo View Post
Here's what Nokia needs to save itself:
1- QT, if implemented and marketed well.
2- A solid strong Ovi store, extending beyond Nokia devices to other platforms (e.g. Meego devices)
3- Shiny, finger friendly Symbian
4- Proper implementation of Meego
5- More dumbphones to maintain market share (especially in developing countries)
6- Aggressive competition in the USA, this is where hypes are created
7- More value added services (free nav, music...)
8- Fewer phones, more concentration.
Maybe I'm stupid, but I'd rather be Nokia than any other mobile company at the moment. They have implemented a great strategy, are gaining momentum, and have the foundation to lead for another half decade. Not sure its not the competitors that need saving.

As for your plan:
I totally agree with you on Qt. I say contribute a port to Android and RIM as well. I want Qt to be ubiquitous. Proprietary app ecosystems need to die a painful death in favor of cross platform technologies.

Ovi Store may eventually become a media portal more than an app store. I'll be impressed when it includes Nokia's music and video catalog for streams or download, and is on other manufacturers devices and OSes. Also, they have to get more of the available apps listed in Ovi. JBak Taskman, Open Video Hub, and Coreplayer come to mind...

I have little doubt Symbian will be amazing. They took their time to avoid another appless code break like with 3rd Edition. 3 years is enough to get things together, and the feature set will become a factor in the maturing US market.

MeeGo will sell itself based on its lack of competition. It has enough support from the industry. Which will help the app base. I just hope it gets some great camera and form factor love.

Nokia needs to convert dumbphones to lower end smartphones, not make more dummies. It gets lower cost consumers into your service umbrella, and makes it more probable they'll buy a more expensive model next time.

US visibility is all up to the carriers. I hope they can negotiate an iPhone-like marketing deal. They have the services, only rivaled by Google and Microsoft, and neither are close to dominating the market.

The portfolio has already been shortened to fewer devices. I'm waiting on a VOIP and music streaming service, maybe a buy of MySpace, but so far I like what they're doing.
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