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October 28, 2008 |
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Waiting for the competition to pass byContentsNokia is the king of the mobile phone markets. It has been able to improve its position for many consecutive years. Its much bigger that its competitors and, for most quarters, it has been able to maintain its margins way above other manufacturers. A few year back Nokia was also sitting on its throne until it crashed. Out of the blue its competitors came out and caught it with pants down. Nokia had been maintaining its high margins by sticking to the same components for too many years. Other manufacturers were able to produce mobile phones with larger and better screens and better sound components and more varied offerings. Nokia showed admirable agility in its moves to recover. It was able to reinvent its product portfolio with color screens, more Internet features, clam shell models and finally also with thin phones. Looking at the latest Nokia’s smart phones makes one wonder if Nokia has forgotten this lesson. For two years its phone platform has not shown much improvement. This fall Nokia is introducing phones that are much slower than the N93 that started selling in the summer of 2006. Customers do not need only added features, they also need phones that function faster, look better, are easier to read and use than previous models. The latest benchmarks show that the Nokia’s new, ST Micro-based phones are equipped with slow graphics and even their basic system performance lags behind N93 and N95. Too years is too long a time sit on the same phone platform and stay on the technological diver’s seat. But taking steps backwards means waving to the competitors and telling them to pass you. Timo Poropudas The Week’s NewsNokia’s smartphone isn’t getting faster Leading the mobile advertising AdMob raises USD 15.7 million Battle over the idle screen at Dusseldorf MoMo Singapore shows up with 5 companies at The Mobile Summit 2008 in Stockholm 3jam partners with TeliaSonera and T-Mobile Businessmen want similiar devices Lee Williams nominated as the head for the Symbian Foundation Mobile world converges in Stockholm Nokia reveals a shortlist of mobile games developers Nokia opens S60 door wider with Qt About and contact infoMobileMonday is a community of and for mobile professionals from around the world. The open community promotes the mobile industry, fosters cooperation and networking among people working within the industry and their companies by providing opportunities for personal and virtual contacts. MobileMonday also exposes local mobile developers to global companies and markets. Who can speak at MoMo?MobileMonday welcomes speakers who have some something to share with the community. If you would like to suggest a speaker or a topic, feel free to contact us or your local chapter. We want your feedbackAs an open community of mobile businesses and developers, your feedback is valuable. Have an idea for a special topic or event? Let us know! Contact infoYou can reach the MobileMonday global network's HQ via email (editor AT mobilemonday.net) or by snail mail at MobileMonday, Runeberginkatu 15 A 23, FIN-00100, Helsinki, Finland or by phone +358 40 570 3771. In commercial matters, please, contact Jari Tammisto (firstname.lastname AT mobilemonday.net) at +358 400 33 33 66. UnsubscribingYou are receiving this newsletter because you have signed up at MobileMonday’s site. If you do not wish to receive this newsletter, you can edit your preferences at the MobileMonday site or send us an e-mail (tech AT mobilemonday.net). Please state your email address in the body of the message. Keep in mind that you may have changed addresses after subscribing, so include any old addresses that you may have subscribed with and that still forward to your current address. We respect your privacy and will not sell or share your personal information with outsiders.
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