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7uk0Uc I’m not easily imeprsesd. . . but that’s impressing me!

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By: llaadd

llaadd — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:21:50 +0000

completely agree that it’s not just Nokia but I think it effects them more then any other manufacturer because of the huge deployment of Symbian OS powered phones. I think one strong thing in Nokia’s corner is that I don’t think the networks would dare to drop Nokia phones if they did decide to do this (in Europe anyway – not going to count what there is in the US market!).

If Nokia were to lead the way, I think that other manufacturers would also follow suit (like in the old days when Nokia did something and they tried to compete) and then the networks would be forced to just accept this and firstly the customers would benefit hugely and because there is less need for customisation it’s more likely for the phones to pass the Tests that the networks put the phones through, so who is really loosing out!!!

By: foxpro9

foxpro9 — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:15:40 +0000

Couldn’t have said it better. Unfortunately Nokia is not the only company that has experienced this hickup in process management. This is something that would make a great Six Sigma project where the process maps are rolled out, calculations are made to show and quantify the cost associated with an ineffecient process that is no doubt effecting Nokia’s bottom line as well as the confidence level of its’ customers.

Brett Schaefer
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Blogging World

By: Gordon

Gordon — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:10:52 +0000

The N97 hardware specs was a shame. That new google phone is tempting many away from the symbian camp.
Nokia better give us better ram, cpu, phone memory and amoled screens in their upcoming devices.
Well that’s my rant
ooh nokia also please give us a better screen on the e72/71 form factor. And when is Ovi Chat going to get implemented along with Nokia messaging.

Anyone in Nokia reading this?

By: llaadd

llaadd — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:23:50 +0000

I know many other’s who have also done the exact same thing…I hope someone high up at Nokia reads this…they need to have a serious re-think of their code of practice, especially on the high end devices.

By: Teece

Teece — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:40:20 +0000

I also agree so wholeheartedly, that I decided to post and to say that today I have got my brand new shiny Nexus One Android phone to replace my N97.
All I can say is what a difference, within an hour of switching the phone on I received an OTA update.

The UI compared to my 3-4 month old N97 is miles ahead and really fun to use and explore.

Having to wait so long for firmware updates and even when they arrive find that they offer nothing exciting in terms of user experience and innovation just about made me bite the bullet and move on, stuffing my N97 into a draw to gather dust. It’s a shame because the N97 had so much potential.

One thing I do know is that Nokia will have to improve all aspects of their software and how timely we get firmware updates before I buy another Nokia phone, even though I own several models including 2 N95′s.

By: llaadd

llaadd — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:53:21 +0000

o2 CarphoneWarehouse is completely separate form o2 direct as CPW use their own stock and just use the o2 network…I know the N97 is a bad example but i’m sure you see where i’m goin with it! Well now the Skype app is available for most symbian phones, unless they want to stop selling Nokia’s completely. Lets just hope the new range is better!

By: llaadd

llaadd — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:47:26 +0000

I was thinking of just flashing the “global” firmware from Maemo.org for the N900 but just can’t be bothered and don’t want to have to re-install again if I can help it…I know it’s a lot easier with most apps re-installing automatically but still a bit of a hassle!…Maybe I’m just lazy when it comes to things like that!