Thread: Article to read, about E90 and Hildon.
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SD69 is offline SD69
2007-08-04 , 20:47
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Originally Posted by Texrat View Post
While I'm sure there's truth in what you say, SD, the fact remains that Nokia could have easily mitigated the ire of that rabid fan base (doesn't every company want them?) by at least making sure customers had immediate access to apps (3rd party or otherwise) that filled the major gaps at the time of launch-- not months later. See a parallel with the internet tablets here?
Yes, a tradeoff was made. The E90 went to market quickly but the opinion of the former S80 Communicator loyalists is not determinative of whether it was wrong to do so. As I said, Nokia ES is going after a new broader class of business user and the determinant of product success is whether it pleases that broader group of people, not whether it displeases a much smaller group of people. Holding off launch to please everyone has its risks. Unfortunately, this article focuses on the negatives. The E90 is a good, if expensive, product and has been relatively well received.
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