Nokia dropping phone prices, going in for the kill
by Nilay Patel 
posted Jul 31st 2008 at 12:35PM
Nokia's doing far better than rivals like Sony Ericsson and Motorola, but it's not going to let up while it's ahead -- the cellphone maker is reportedly cutting prices across the board in order to increase pressure on the competition. The biggest cuts are on the 5310/ 5610 music phones and the 8GB N81, but most other handsets have seen price decreases of up to 10 percent as well. The move is something of a surprise, with one analyst calling it a "Crazy Ivan," which is probably the first time The Hunt For Red October has ever been employed to describe the actions of a multinational corporation. So, Espoo -- does this mean the Tube is going to be crazy cheap, or what?[Via Phone Scoop]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
henry @ Jul 31st 2008 5:42PM
wow, lowering prices on phones that were already being sold on the cheap? How cutting-edge of them. Maybe now that were closing in on the N95's second birthday they can think about lowering the price on it?
i know its a lot different overseas but theyre still charging around 600 for the phone here in the states. Most of the people i know consider nokias as being "free" phones and not something thats going to wow or impress anybody. If nokia wants to turn up the heat on their competition then they need to start pushing the good stuff rather than this also-ran stuff.
(please note that im not criticizing nokia hardware at all, just their policies and tactics and their focus on low-end here in the states)
Kips @ Jul 31st 2008 6:43PM
N95 really haven't dropped at all there??
I still don't get why can't Nokia get along with att i mean at least give some of the popular mid phones like 6500 slide/classic, 6300 or example N81 be sold via att as unlocked market as i understand isn't exactly booming in NA. Considering the market share they have in USA it shouldn't need too much of a effort to get some fairly easy.
It's wierd how the image in USA is so different about Nokia compared to Europe and Asia where people will pay extra to buy Nokia.