It is clear that Nokia is cleaning house and probably getting rid of redundancy and trimming the bloated staff size. But what is the strategic plan to move the company forward? Yes, size reduction helps to increase the bottom line on the short run, but lack of operational re-tooling and innovation will slow recovery if not end the company in relapse.
Nokia, the world's largest volume of phone maker is back on the road to recovery.I am very sure that Nokia has made some good plans for future but they are not revealing until they have something good which makes their competitors worry.Nokia was always top on cell phone market and it will be.
Agree with Dave. One would like to be optimistic for the sake of the market. However, with all this news, there is too much bad publicity that Nokia is gathering. It might be difficult for it to break this coccoon even with introduction of decent products in the future. Trust and goodwill have been the hallmarks of Nokia-Connecting People. It can not afford to lose it.
I totally agree with you. Finix will rise from the ashes again. I guess right now Nokia is just concentrating on smartphone segment. For example the hardware features of Nokia N8 handsets are pretty attractive like 12MP cam, Xenon flash, mechanical shutter ,renowned Carl Zeiss lens etc. I am sure WIn-NOKIA will be very good alternative to Apple/Android handsets.
@Dave: I am with you on this one. I think the Nokia-Microsoft deal to develop phones having Windows OS is probably an interesting thing to look forward to, and this may be the development that can get Nokia out of it's troubles.
Nokia is not doomed yet. As long as Nokia is open to reworking its marketing strategies, it stands a good chance of remaining the dominant player in the handset market and perhaps even generating larger revenues..
You are dead on with your assessment. Nokia is not a startup company. They have been in the market for a long time. If they try to grow by going back to square one, they are headed in a very different direction. Nokia still has a lot of potential. They need to focus their efforts on research and innovations. Stop trying to play catch up to some of these companies by trying to knock the big guy (Apple) of the hill. Focus on developing products that will not only keep your current customers, but also bring in many new ones.
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