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Seriously, Nokia has too many product lines, each with something missing, they'll never make the perfect device.]]>Mar 28th 2008 10:25AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/03/28/nokia-n96-gets-in-depth-review-months-ahead-of-release/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/03/28/nokia-n96-gets-in-depth-review-months-ahead-of-release/
It's not economical wise to do so and probably not technical possible, anyway.]]>Mar 28th 2008 3:47PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/03/28/nokia-n96-gets-in-depth-review-months-ahead-of-release/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/03/28/nokia-n96-gets-in-depth-review-months-ahead-of-release/
I believe it's technically possible to have a near "perfect" phone with a contemporary feature set if they roll out consistent updates. The n95 could have been it if they'd adopt an iPhone type strategy of cross the range updates, because the hardware is quite good (aside from the lack of a touch screen), the software just needs bug fixes and tweaks.

Instead there are different firmware versions for every version of the n95, leaving many deficient and compatibility within the same product line an issue.

It must be very costly to have a product team for 10 different products, I am sure Nokia could make good money and serve their customers better (building strong loyalty rather than "I'll see what Sony has next time") by focusing on three or four lines to address different needs (obviously with modifications for the carriers), but not 15 completely different products, or however many they have now.

You'd think smartphone users would be more discerning, after all they're paying as much as you'd pay for a fully upgradeable and expandable notebook computer, but it seems like most are resigned victims of these policies. With the competition from iphone, gphone, etc and the general convergence of the handheld as a computer hopefully it will improve and so many people aren't left with devices that just about do what they want.



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