Originally Posted by Paxicide

I know exacty what you mean. With that said, do penguins have toes?

Originally Posted by elimoon8

I like the Nokia Portal, because of all the device claims to do.

(portal to the internet, social networks, friends; gets you where you need to go (gps), etc.)

It also sounds kind of futuristic.

Originally Posted by GeraldKo

"saying it runs Maemo" doesn't give it an identity.

unless you're going to call it "Maemo" (or "Maemo Phone").

Like Apple in the 1980's didn't just call their operating system "Macintosh," they called the computer "Macintosh", not "a computer running Macintosh." (And that was OK, but people, or Apple, ultimately preferred the sound of calling it "Mac.")

Maybe I'd get used to, and like, calling them "Maemo Phones" and "Maemo Tablets." (Like I've said, I thought "Blackberry" was a really stupid name, but it worked and I got used to it.) But I don't think so. It just doesn't sound nice. Ragnar, in the US, like in an advertisement, how do you see Nokia pronouncing "Maemo"?

To me, a well-chosen name helps give the product line an identity and helps market it, and helps unify a particular set of devices in the public's mind.

ThinkPad is a good example, in a number of ways. It sounds good. It links to a very-longstanding tradition of IBM using the word "Think" in its marketing. "ThinkPad" sounds catchier than "an IBM laptop."

Then within the ThinkPad line were very consistent sub-categories. The X-series are small and have no integrated disk drives. The T-series are full-featured, and pricey because made thinner. The R-series is full-size without trying to be made thin or light. Then within those well-defined lines are the various numbers, like the ThinkPad X21, X22, X23, X24, X31, X32, etc. And each higher number is the successor, in a logical order.

I've never understood the Nokia naming convention. To me, calling the N800 and the N86 and the N97 all N-series is confusing. If there is an overall logic to all this, with when a unit gets a letter and when it gets 2 digits or 4 digits and the meaning of higher numbers, it isn't readily apparent.

With Lenovo now owning the ThinkPad line, they distinguished their new consumer line of notebooks from the more corporate line by calling them IdeaPads. Smart move. So "ThinkPad" still presents a distinct, unified image to the public. Likewise, the Maemo line -- especially if it's intended to have a unity to it (like being consistently high-end) -- ought to have its own identity. Even if it's not all high-end, it's definitely distinct from the rest of Nokia's offerings.

Originally Posted by Peet

I must admit that I've never really been impressed by the "Maemo" branding......

Anyhow I feel that there's room for at least two device lineup brandings (Top and Mainstream) and I don't feel totally comfortable leaving the final decision to Nokia's management...

Originally Posted by zerojay

We're talking about naming the "it" here, not Maemo.

Originally Posted by Texrat

Hey, bud, doesn't "Nokia Zero" sound good?