Awards for Nokia CEO, Stephen Elop and Windows Phone (OS of the year)
At the Know Your Mobile awards, the award for Mobile Personality of the Year was awarded to Nokia CEO, Stephen Elop. The panel consisted of Jonathan Morris, senior editor at Steel Media; Susi Weaser, freelance journalist; Harriet Rhodes, editor of dialaphone.co.uk; Comedian and host Steve Furst; and Know Your Mobile’s features editor Richard Goodwin.
He is, undoubtedly an excellent speaker up against some very difficult times turning a company he is heading around back to greatness. Here’s what the judges had to say:
‘It was a hard task to bring Nokia back to life.’
‘He speaks the truth and gains a lot of media attention for the company. He’s very well known because of his previous job at Microsoft.’
‘He has made some radical, perhaps controversial changes to reinvent Nokia. Has a clear vision for the future and seems to have a clear goal.’
So – question: Are people saying Nokia’s back, in response to the new Lumia products? Tick.
- http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/can-the-nokia-lumia-800-rival-the-iphone-6256540.html
- http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2011/11/13/nokia-lumia-800-the-first-device-that-would-make-me-give-up-the-iphone/
- http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/can-the-nokia-lumia-800-rival-the-iphone-6256540.html
- http://www.reghardware.com/2011/11/10/review_nokia_lumia_800_windows_phone_7_mango_smartphone/
- http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2011/11/03/nokia-lumia-800-review/
- http://mynokiablog.com/2011/11/23/nokia-lumia-800-a-hit-in-britain-uk-sales-excellent-best-ever-first-week-nokia/
- http://mynokiablog.com/2011/11/16/nokia-lumia-800-highest-pre-order-numbers-ever-for-a-nokia-phone-on-orange-or-is-it/
- http://mynokiablog.com/2011/11/23/nokia-lumia-800-sold-out-in-some-orange-stores/
- http://mynokiablog.com/2011/11/24/nokia-lumia-800-takes-two-top-3-spots-in-vodafones-most-popular-page/
Secondly, in a Nokia related kind of way, Windows Phone wins Operating System of the year. Ooh ouch. Burn.
Here’s what the judges had to say:
‘It has the most potential, with a unique interface and a rapidly growing apps selection. It has a great looking UI and doesn’t look like Android or iOS.’
‘A massive move from the previous OS. Huge growth in apps and the system looks heaps better than the competition.’
‘Innovative interface, with more success to come.’
‘A refreshing OS that doesn’t try and copy other operating systems. Has attracted a large number of developers too.’
Let’s see what Q4 numbers would be. Numbers are indicating that Nokia’s partners are doing quite well with their Mango devices too. This folks, at this nascent period, is where Nokia needs its partners to be strong. Before Nokia can finish assembling their Lumia WP high ends and the different alternatives that will flank them, they need others to help this environment grow in terms of both users, developers, apps, services etc. No point Nokia being lumbered to grow it all, especially when Windows Phone is so unknown. Next year it will be helped massively by Windows 8 which shares the same Metro UI (along with the standard desktop UI for those instances when that might be better).
Based on the general reactions by some here to Elop and WP, I’m already anticipating the harsh responses to this, but oh well. Time to play WPhater drink bingo. Shots for each. Down your drink when all is said.
- Trojan Horse
- Flop
- WP Sucks
- Elop is destroying Nokia
- WP is not a smartphone
- WP is ugly
- (any other suggestions?)
- Paid award
Whether these awards are meaningful to you or not, it doesn’t really matter.
There’s opinion from the doubters but also opinion swaying in a way that’s positive too.
As a Nokia fan, I am loving that attention – and good attention – is on Nokia gain.
All we know is that the new strategy has just begun. Indications are it’s quite good so far, but that Nokia will really fire it up next year.
Source: http://www.knowyourmobile.com/awards/ via http://conversations.nokia.com/ (cheers mrprince for the tip!)
Somewhat sceptical myself but have grown cynical in parts. I need some solid results to be really assured in Nokia success not just indications of success – of which we might not really see until Q3 2012)
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WinPhone will give Nokia the money they need for developing a succeeder of the N9
Jay you are becoming just another mindless troll here. Shame this used to be a fun blog.
Yes, simply because you disagree with the points I talk about I am a troll. Well, feel free not to come back if that’s how you feel.
I’ve always welcomed the fact that even though all my readers may not seem eye to eye, we can still have discussions, like Dr_Zorg and I earlier this evening.
The owner of the blog is being accused of being a troll? This is ridiculous.
Elop will be most powerful man in earth by 2014 thanks to WP7 and Microsoft.
Elop is the guy who save nokia by improving symbian accepting windows and give the competition to ios and android.Now market is somewhat stable for nokia and slowly gaining.
And alos under his supervision so many improvements are in nokia phones so don’t blame as bad guy just understand the condition of nokia corp.
cheers!!!!!!!!!
I think the award is a joke, purely microsoft’s sponsored award.
MeeGo is more deserved winner, coz it is more revolutionary, with its fully touchscreen interface.
But I must admit that there were some miss-communication. Elop never said directly “WP is the only Nokia smartphone OS” or “Symbian and Meego will be abandoned”
Elop said “WP will be Nokia PRIMARY smartphone OS”. If there is primary, there will be secondary or tertiary. What do you think? Do you agree?
I am a Nokia fan. For me, I will keep using Symbian until 2016. Beyond that, depends on the situation, if WP is the only Nokia smartphone OS, I will jump ship to another brand that provides open-source mobile OS. Coz I much prefer open ecosystem to closed one, beside that, I dislike what microsoft has done at PC world
@symbego ,
absolutely. lets see how lumia, nokia and wp7 fares.
The N9 wasn’t revolutionary at all. The idea started with webOS and was really properly developed with the BlackBerry Playbook. The N9 was a step back from the Playbook in functionality and versatility.
However, I applaud you actually paying attention to what Elop said and doing some thinking about what it could mean instead of jumping straight into a diatribe.
I will do the same. I do not understand why they cannot support other OS’s also. It does not make absolutely any sense at all.
Elop is seriously underestimating the number of people who would choose some other OS than Windows if they really could. My guess is that it is close to 50% of the people. So why throw this market away by choosing single operating system strategy? The same OS that cannot be flexible enough to fullfill all the market segments.
Does not make any sense.
If close to 50% of people would go for a different OS, you wouldn’t have more than 90% using Windows on the desktop. It’s actually a good OS if you’re not prejudiced against it, and is far more functional than any alternatives.
Although, I’ve been playing with Android x86 on my Netbook, and it’s promising. Given 2 years, Android could be a solid competitor for Windows in a way that Linux and OSX never were.
From 90 % of people that use windows, there are great numbers that forced to use it, coz MS is the pioneer at PC world & there are still no comparable alternatives.
The story is much much different at mobile world, MS is late player.
Apple was the pioneer, not MS. They came to the party late and people switched to them because they offered a better product.
Apple is not for everyone just look at the price tag, but it surely has its place in the market.
It is like if you visit a store and then there is only two different types of candies. Is it good or maybe there could be more options?
When Microsoft started gobbling up Apple’s marketshare the first time around, IBM/IBM Compatible systems were just as expensive.
“It’s actually a good OS if you’re not prejudiced against it, and is far more functional than any alternatives.”
That’s what sensible folk say about Symbian too, yet you keep saying it’s a pile of garbage.
Follow your own reasoning and be consistent then. If you don’t like Symbian it’s your opinion, but don’t try to impose your double standard upon others.
Regarding Symbian being a good OS, back in the s60v3 days, yes. Without a doubt. As long as Symbian stayed on non touch phones it was king. Loved it in that way, as soon as I tried v5 the love died.
Symbian 3 was able to compensate the damage done by v5 but some annoyences from it were still present even in Anna today. Symbian can be really good, but as long as it stays on form factors like the n95 for example. Touchscreen slabs aren’t its territory.
“Symbian can be really good, but as long as it stays on form factors like the n95 for example. Touchscreen slabs aren’t its territory.”
Technical reason for that limitation please.
Ah technical reasons. You sound like one of those guys that made the n97, technically very nice but as a real device it just sucked.
I’ll humour you with some of my Symbian touchscreen experience then both v5 and s3. V5 sucked because of the lack of multitouch and resitive screen tech.
Email performance sucked, was great on v3 but sucked in all versions following it. Nokia’s obsession with removing features with nearly every release of new software.
It isn’t about technical reasons. Would Symbian fly with GHz hardware and big ram? Maybe, what is the reason Nokia never pushed it beyond the age old arm11? Unnecessary because of power needs?
Id love to type more but mobile keyboards, even WPs excellent one, aren’t ideal for longer texts.
“Ah technical reasons.”
You said that Symbian could not evolve pas N95 form factors, there must be a technical reason why.
“You sound like one of those guys that made the n97, technically very nice but as a real device it just sucked.
It was? I remember it being panned for using a tiny RAM and weak processor when it was announced.
“I’ll humour you with some of my Symbian touchscreen experience then both v5 and s3. V5 sucked because of the lack of multitouch and resitive screen tech.”
Symbian cannot transform a resistive screen in capacitive screen, sorry.
“Email performance sucked, was great on v3 but sucked in all versions following it. Nokia’s obsession with removing features with nearly every release of new software.”
Nokia’s obsession (that personally pisses me off too).
“It isn’t about technical reasons. Would Symbian fly with GHz hardware and big ram? Maybe, what is the reason Nokia never pushed it beyond the age old arm11? Unnecessary because of power needs?”
You’ll have to ask Nokia. I believe that laziness and obsession with economies of scale were behind the motives.
“Id love to type more but mobile keyboards, even WPs excellent one, aren’t ideal for longer texts.”
I don’t see how your bad experiences validate the fact that touchslabs aren’t Symbian territory and that it should be reserved to n95 form factors. The latest incarnation seems to be quite good actually.
Just because I think that WP7 is awfully limited don’t give me the license to post emphatically that it’s an inadequate OS and MS should stick to desktop and server stuff.
It’s not to my taste, so what? I just don’t use it.
I love the Windows 8 OS for the tablets and the Windows Mango OS. I prefer full software programs to apps. The reason I like the Windows more than symbian is the same reason I like my N9 better now than my E7, I’m a guy. We guys hate reading instructions on how to run the thing. Turn the key, push the gas peddle hard and we’re off. The N9 and Mango are my kind of OS. Instead of having to use as many apps, Windows combines those steps with it’s software getting us there faster. Before having a smartphone I used the Flip Mino. One button, yes one button. I have an expensive camcorder that has a book for instuctions and I never used it, because one button came along. We are blessed with N9 and Mango!!
+1000
Trojan Horse
Flop
WP Sucks
Elop is destroying Nokia
WP is not a smartphone
WP is ugly
(only thing worse than tiles is piles)
Paid award
I just wish articles regarding the Lumia will be posted minus Jay’s unnecessary defense-oriented commentaries.
Oopps, not Lumia but anything WP related.
He’s mocking the Symbian trolls. If they stopped posting negatively on WP related posts and just stuck to the Symbian ones, this wouldn’t be a problem.
Yeah right, like you’re innocent and haven’t posted anything negative on any non-WP related article…
+1000.
I respond to people complaining about WP on Symbian articles. I don’t go out of the blue trashing on Symbian.
Actually you do. But your memory is quite selective.
“I don’t go out of the blue trashing on Symbian.”
FYI yes you do.
For me, it is OK if Nokia using WP. I just can’t accept the single OS idea. I still don’t know the truth, but rumors speak : Symbian & MeeGo are killed to ensure they won’t disturb WP sales.
Large number of Nokia fans are geek that prefer open source. They dislike WP coz it is closed & fully controlled by MS.
Nokia, you are from Finland, a county with one of highest level of science & techology, your student have much better PISA score than the US. A country where Linux was born.
I think Symbian & MeeGo fans will stop trolling at this blog, as long as Nokia let Symbian, MeeGo & WP to co-exist.
Look at Samsung, they can maintain 3 OS (Android, Bada, WP + Tizen project). I believe Nokia can do that too.
I do not call it trolling. Expressing one’s discontent cannot be deemed as trolling esp. if both parties are guilty of it!
Oh, sorry, I haven’t check what troll means at dictionary.
I agree with you, symbian & meego fans aren’t troll, but there are some MS paid WP troll
Nope, the Symbian and MeeGo fans commenting on these kinds of posts are exactly the trolls. WP fans aren’t doing anything that constitutes trolling.
LOL, nice try…
We wp fans don’t shit in Meego and Symbian posts, yet you Meego and Symbian trolls keep parroting the same thing over and over again in wp posts. Trojan, bribe, elop fails, wp suck ass… Etc.
Who’s trolling?
Goto hell @Elop and Metro UI+tiles or piles or what so called!!!!!!!!!!!!
Too many limitation on WP, I’ll never ever use closed source burning platform…
I will never like this CEO for the reason that he simple brushed/swept under the rag the glorious history of Nokia. It’s as if he’s saying, you know I can’t build upon this so let’s just throw it out the window. Granted Nokia was already down but still there was no reason to completely kill it by choosing to be just another hardware manufacturer. This is the mighty Nokia and even Samsung has Bada!
What did he throw away of the glorious history? It is still there, they are famous for radio quality, build quality and robustness which in my book is still there.
If you mean software, Nokis isn’t good at it. Symbian wasn’t there own they just bullied there way through to become owner of something that someone else built. No shame in that at all, but is that really a great history?
Most of the time nokia where using symbian it was owned by a different compony nokia didn’t make symbian!
they licensed it, they where “just another hardware manufacturer” they even skined symbian with s60 and come on we all agree s60 was crap!
Nokia had lots of influence with symbian cos they used it put alot of money into it and yes they where one of the resons it became great.
Symbian was also not open soure (apart from that short time).
Symbian was writen to work all by its self with out a computer or a tone of internet servers. And that has alwasy been one of the resons i love it, but as stuff moves to the cloud that way of working is getting old, not sure i like it but hey.
So lets not get over the top nokia was lisencing symbian with lots of influence, now there lisencing WP with lots of influence. It’s not all that different!!
Yes, symbian isn’t open source, but meego is. Still, we can get more freedom at symbian than WP
yes i prefer symbian but this is eary days windows on pc is quite open there is plenty of hope and nokia in now involved in WP so hopfully things will go our way.
Lead one of the biggest companies to first ever in a long time losses, destroy your shares, and stop your projects just when they are beginning to add up.
—> Win the CEO of the year award.
Hmmh, I’d better try this.
On a more serious note, Elop has done nothing to deserve this price. If he has, please do educate me.
For all we know Elop’s been manipulating everythiiiing! Until we get the facts and numbers DO NOT BELIEVE ANYTHING!!!!!
It creates a wonderful narrative when you describe Elop as a trojan horse, a destroyer of tradition, value etc. There maybe elements of truth in this but we need some perspective.
Under the guidance of OPK and the CEO before him Nokia since 2000 was quite capable of shooting itself in its foot without anyones help. Look at the history of failed projects and power struggles within Nokia and you realise Nokia was heading for a fall before Elop came onboard. This is not justifying Elop decisions its just putting into perspective what was going on at Nokia.
However Elop “Burning Platforms” memo was the most ill advised declarations by a business leader. In one fell swoop he not only marginalised and destroyed the viability of Nokia best selling smartphone o/s. He put it on life support to terminate it by 2016.
At the end of 2010 Nokia had a 37.6% of the smartphone market. Post Elop memo in february by the end of September 2011 Nokia had 16.9% of the market. Check gartner for the figures.
Now I am not arguing that Symbian did not needed to be replaced but I am saying the method implemented by Elop was idiotic. It simply meant that Symbian was a dead man walking platform. I don’t have many issues of Nokia selecting WP as a platform but I do have issues with Elop marginalising and destroying any viable alternative to Wp which Nokia would invest heavily in and develop.
elop selection of wp is right choice at this situation … If more meego phone lanched nokia not able to capture market…. So future of nokias meego base that time evey one will accept it an good product… Eventhough now they accept due to andriod domination meego can be failure…. Elop u save my nokia……
Nokia OS (NOS) is an informal name for the operating system in many Nokia mobile phones. These are informal names, there is no such product or trademark, though the term “Nokia OS” is used in official Nokia communications.[1] Officially it is referred as ISA (Intelligent System Architecture) platform. It is a proprietary platform for Nokia’s internal use only. It is licensed to no one else. No direct application programming interface (API) is provided, but most ISA phones can be programmed with Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME). It is sometimes called the “domestic OS”.http://www.nokiawp.net/