DISQUS

Finnsense · 9 months ago

I've used Skype for years. For a long time it hovered around the 8 million concurrent users mark and then suddenly it has shot up to 15 million. If this is the shape of things to come Nokia is wise to make it as easy as possible.
Steve O'Hear · 9 months ago

@Finnsense

I'm also a long time Skype user. My mobile carrier "Three" already offers Skype on most of its handsets, and although it's not always as clear as a regular mobile or land line call, it is useful nonetheless, especially IM or to see when a contact is online and available to talk.
Chris · 8 months ago

Nokia was evidently testing the boundaries. For now it's a delicate balancing act, but inevitably the cell phone companies will have to transform. They must eliminate their reliance on charging for voice and become content centric. Trouble is, they don't know how to do it. Wrong people and wrong culture. I can see a Disney cell phone company on the horizon.
Roger Kondrat · 8 months ago

Seems to me the wise option for Nokia is to offer the N97 to Orange as an exclusive provider, which is the reason why O2 took it up the nether regions in the first place. Exclusivity is a valuable enough compromise for both to win.

Essentially Nokia is trying to have iPhones cake and eat it too by wanting their (iPhone's) deal without the exclusivity. Typical shortsighted decision making by Nokia (whom I love by the way) but unfortunately all too common a move by them.