Nokia needs smartphone that can uniquely compete with Android and iPhone, Lumia is good enough but less attractive to consumers. I think, iPhone hype effect and numerous Android phone makers are major factors. Well, should Nokia next phone product operates on Symbian?
Nokia must be in a conundrum but both Symbian and MS lack the kind of ecosystem that Andriod or iOS provides. Good hardware is not enough in today's consumerism market.
The perspective you viewed is clearly the mitigating factor for high-technology firms. The likes of IBM, HP, Cisco and even Intel are also refocusing towards software technololgy.
"Well, should Nokia next phone product operates on Symbian?"
Why not? Trying wouldn't hurt. It would be more than interesting to launch two parallel phones, one Windows and one Symbian, and see how the market reacts.
Susan, I would buy a good Nokia phone notwithstanding the operating system behind it. Why are we allowing these companies to get us into a twist over the operating system behind a device. It shouldn't matter. We just want the device to work as advertised. I have a Samsung Galaxy phone and I don't care that it has Android. I just like the phone. I actually don't have to punch numbers; I can just pinch and swipe and the words appear.
Apple made a big hoopla about its iOS and as it turns out the "eco-system" as a competitive advantage doesn't really matter. The apps and the look and feel of the device matter more.
Your point is valid, nonetheless. The customer may not care about the operating system behind a device but they still want it to be a smooth and easy to use system. If Windows OS isn't delivering, why should customers buy a device that has the operating system? That's what's happening. Today, a news item came out that LG, the Korean telecommunication equipment company, said it won't be using Windows OS in future mobile phones. Demand for it isn't as good as demand for Android, according to the company. Which brings up the question: Why is Nokia not providing alternatives to its customers and let them choose? Why has it locked itself into a less attractive Windows operating system?
What Nokia needs is to create something Nokia, not to try to copycat Apple.
Susan, that's just the genesis of Nokia market woes. I can't see reason why Nokia top management echelon for taken pre-emptive of smartphone market. Well if Nokia had remained Symbian operated smartphone, the market pendulum would have probably swung to its side. I only knew of this according to their success in world market years back (1) Nokia/Symbian (2) iPhone/iOS and others. Today - (1) iPhone/iOS, (2) Samsung/Android, and others...
Do you add value to yourself by throwing away your identity and/or originality?
@Nemos I suppose they figure they have it covered with the existing third option of "I don't know," meaning I don't know for sure, it could go either way. That was my choice, though I was leaning toward "no" as the majority of the poll takers voted because I think it takes more than a single product to turn a company around in most cases.
Ariella, that's my thoughts too. It will take more than a product to turn a company around. In the case of Nokia for example, Lumia smartphone isn't sufficient to propel its market leadership position.
Even if Nokia performs well with Lumia even then it will need more smartphones with stellar sales to start gain the market shares. Otherwise Lumia's success will be only like that of Moto Razr.
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