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2007-09-06 , 03:47
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#88
Originally Posted by anderbr View Post
As a Nokia stockholder I'd love to turn that around - with just a bit more consumerization the N800 could have gotten maybe 3% of the iPod market, instead of .0003%

And don't flame me too bad, cause I do love my N800 ( and 770 ) but have there even *been* significant NIT sales to date?

The ingredients for sucess of the NIT are there, they just have not been mixed properly imho. C'mon Nokia, put some lipstick on this pig!
The reaction to the announced Sprint/Nokia N80x WiMax device will be interesting in light of the iPod Touch launch - sales were never going to be stellar as it's a new service (WiMax) and I'm guessing Sprint is just one of several service providers in any given region, and existing contracts may restrict initial take up to some extent, but comparison of the new device with the iPod/iPhone will be inevitable.

Will consumers see the value in the N80x+WiMax, or will consumers prefer the more limited but more attractive ("cooler") functionality offered by the Touch (and even the iPhone)? Maybe the N80x+Wimax with a decent sized in-box memory card (8GB?) and a new multi-coloured finger friendly UI will stand a fighting chance.