Nokia Or BlackBerry, Who Dies First? [View article]
I count on MSFT's interest to keep NOK alive whatever happens. BBRY is on its own in this respect. However, buyers of mobiles make the final decision. Thus both companies should make their best to impress the buyers - with desirable products. It is good for competition that as many mobile producers as possible will be supplying smart devices.
Both NOK an BBRY have much to win/lose in the business sector. Hre NOK is likely to strongly challenge BBRY.
Nokia's New Phone Announcement Leads To A Sell-Off [View article]
Thank you for for correcting. I bought my Nokia Lumia 920 in November 2012 at 599,00 euros. Anyway, better value for money in Lumia 935 compared to Lumia 920.
Nokia's New Phone Announcement Leads To A Sell-Off [View article]
Lumia 925 looks more an alternative version to Lumia 920 than the flagship of the year. It is the light (75%) version of Lumia 920 (100%); many people have criticized Lumia 920 because of heaviness. The price of the phone is more competitive (Nokias price 469 euros vs. 649 euros of Lumia 920). Then there are the technical improvements.
Like many other, I am still expecting to see the Lumia with The camera!
BlackBerry Vs. Nokia Is Like Audi Vs. Kia [View article]
Whatever discussed here has no long-term impact. Things will go as they are due to go, because of reasons, favourable to players understanding the thing of the moment.
Nokia's Turnaround Underway As Lumia 521 Sells Out In Wal-Mart [View article]
Nokia is a great company, because it does not make compromises: it sells quality products with great features at a price that makes a buyer feel a winner. There are reasons why Nokia's share price decreased, but Nokia knows now these reasons, and shifts gears.
Growth For Windows Phone In The U.S. Accelerates [View article]
User satisfaction in Lumias has always been high, and surveys have told this, consistenly, also now: http://bit.ly/11Huvd2 User satisfaction is the key thing in upgrading... Nokia is an enterprise with huge potential in association with MSFT
Nokia's Emerging Market Sales Disappoint, But Long-Term Lumia Story Still Intact [View article]
Smart devices markets are growing, while other mobile phone markets are decreasing: http://bit.ly/ZFU0sB. Nokia has recognized the trend early enough to be able to seize in time the best alternatives and opportunities. It makes no business sense to try to be the king of a market with no future.
Nokia is putting high reliance on the viability of Windows Phone. By far the reliance has not yet proved to be wrong. I recall that an impressive upward jump in the price of Nokia share started when Microsoft introduced Windows Phone 8. It should not take long time when we have Windows 9 (http://bit.ly/17OaaaR). This is only a guess, but WP9 might bring the lacking elements needed by Nokia in its future innovative devices.
It is easy to agree with your opinion about the problems when competing on volume. When examining the mobile phone markets e.g. in India even Samsung has problems to compete. Nokia seems to have chosen the concept of differentiated innovative devices with unique features requiring resources with limited availability or high cost to obtain. If all Windows devices can be more compliant with each other, then there is in addition future prospects in business sector. Further, it looks as if the fates of Nokia and MSFT are highly intertwined, forcing the latter to make its best to develop OS that will be recognized as simply the best.
Nokia's First Quarter, From Bad To Worst [View article]
The negative thing is that Nokia's mobile phone sales have decreased. There are understandable reasons for the decline. The competition has become harder with new manufacturers. In addition Nokia has given less attention and support to Symbian OS. Symbian is not an attractive OS compared to the ones available. It is not easy to make profit on that sector.
The most positive thing is that Nokia is in a better financial and operative condition than a year ago. Nokia's smartphones sales have increased, especially sales of Lumias with Windows Phone.The segment information of interim reports tell that the contribution of Nokia's smart devices section has developed positively from Q2/2012 to Q1/2013: -507 >> -477 >> -264 >> -188. This is an encouraging trend, because it is the reflection of the strategical change. The popularity of Windows Phone has been growing gradually. Nokia has prospects in the third ecosystem, the Windows ecosystem (with good business potential in the world where Windows is the most popular OS on computers and laptops).
Nokia has already done much to change its situation. The change has taken efforts, it has cost money, and has afflicted the patience and trust on investors. This is likely the way to go on for the present.
Q1 2013 Earnings Preview: Can Nokia Crush Its Doubters? [View article]
IAS19 (Employee Benefits) affects as a change of an accounting policy the Q1 statements: http://bit.ly/ZsOVVf. As far as I understand the change does not affect the real expenses but when to show them in the financial information.
Q1 2013 Earnings Preview: Can Nokia Crush Its Doubters? [View article]
Nokia has been able to offer positive surprises since its share hit the bottom last summer. Compared to 2012 Nokia started 2013 with expenses of permanent nature cut (-24350 employees); with renewed sortiment of mobile devices and OS; financially sound NSN; and Navteq with better prospects than earlier. Nokia has a brand that makes difference to many customers.
Nokia has innovative staff in all areas needed "connect people". Nokia's patent portfolio is impressive. Nokia has been preparing itself for intense competition. It has "outsourced" making and maintaining flagship OS to MSFT. Nokia itself has proved that it can build an attractive cell phone that can be sold as low as at 20 USD (http://bit.ly/ZsHVru). Nokia's plants are situated in countries, where labor expenses are competitive.
The fact that Nokia did not give Q1 results pre-information refers to financial result not significantly from that to be expected based on the information it has already submitted or that is already known.
Microsoft To Stay More Focused On Software Than Hardware [View article]
To survive Microsoft needs good selling smart devices that use its OS and other software. Microsoft would likely enter the device business would the sales of smart devices with future prospects be unsatisfactory. Recruitments on the software can be regarded as an indicator of the Microsoft's confidence that Nokia and other smart device manufacturers are doing well enough. Nokia has made the high quality low price Lumias that will be making the final breakthrough of Windows Phone. The great idea seems to be offering so much good from the side of the software that it makes difference on the hardware side. Duplicating software has no significant cost. Duplicating Lumias [according to functionality /price brackets] is a matter of the scale of economies.
Nokia is likely not to make a pre-Q1-announcement if the financial situation is in line with the longer-term financial targets of the corporation as reported here: http://bit.ly/ZlpOUn
In addition there is the unfinished tax issue in India. Because of it Nokia might find it difficult to report positive news even in the case of better than expected earnings (principal of prudence).
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There was neither a positive nor a negative profit warning, so Nokia likely has not been as doing as well as the most optimistic investors wished, neither has it likely been doing worse than the pessimistic investors were afraid. The positive thing is that WP is winning more and more favor among customers: Europe >> Central and South America >> Africa >> some parts of Asia; and Nokia is #1 WP smartphone manufacturer. The change is taking place, but it takes time, too. And one should remember that Nokia is not only in cell phone business, but its range of businesses is wider.
Nokia Or BlackBerry, Who Dies First? [View article]
Both NOK an BBRY have much to win/lose in the business sector. Hre NOK is likely to strongly challenge BBRY.
Nokia's New Phone Announcement Leads To A Sell-Off [View article]
Nokia's New Phone Announcement Leads To A Sell-Off [View article]
Like many other, I am still expecting to see the Lumia with The camera!
BlackBerry Vs. Nokia Is Like Audi Vs. Kia [View article]
Nokia's Turnaround Underway As Lumia 521 Sells Out In Wal-Mart [View article]
Growth For Windows Phone In The U.S. Accelerates [View article]
Nokia's Emerging Market Sales Disappoint, But Long-Term Lumia Story Still Intact [View article]
Nokia is putting high reliance on the viability of Windows Phone. By far the reliance has not yet proved to be wrong. I recall that an impressive upward jump in the price of Nokia share started when Microsoft introduced Windows Phone 8. It should not take long time when we have Windows 9 (http://bit.ly/17OaaaR). This is only a guess, but WP9 might bring the lacking elements needed by Nokia in its future innovative devices.
Nokia's Perplexing Q1 2013 Results [View article]
Nokia's First Quarter, From Bad To Worst [View article]
The most positive thing is that Nokia is in a better financial and operative condition than a year ago. Nokia's smartphones sales have increased, especially sales of Lumias with Windows Phone.The segment information of interim reports tell that the contribution of Nokia's smart devices section has developed positively from Q2/2012 to Q1/2013: -507 >> -477 >> -264 >> -188. This is an encouraging trend, because it is the reflection of the strategical change. The popularity of Windows Phone has been growing gradually. Nokia has prospects in the third ecosystem, the Windows ecosystem (with good business potential in the world where Windows is the most popular OS on computers and laptops).
Nokia has already done much to change its situation. The change has taken efforts, it has cost money, and has afflicted the patience and trust on investors. This is likely the way to go on for the present.
Q1 2013 Earnings Preview: Can Nokia Crush Its Doubters? [View article]
Q1 2013 Earnings Preview: Can Nokia Crush Its Doubters? [View article]
Nokia has innovative staff in all areas needed "connect people". Nokia's patent portfolio is impressive. Nokia has been preparing itself for intense competition. It has "outsourced" making and maintaining flagship OS to MSFT. Nokia itself has proved that it can build an attractive cell phone that can be sold as low as at 20 USD (http://bit.ly/ZsHVru). Nokia's plants are situated in countries, where labor expenses are competitive.
The fact that Nokia did not give Q1 results pre-information refers to financial result not significantly from that to be expected based on the information it has already submitted or that is already known.
Microsoft To Stay More Focused On Software Than Hardware [View article]
Nokia: Recovery Is Gathering Pace [View article]
In addition there is the unfinished tax issue in India. Because of it Nokia might find it difficult to report positive news even in the case of better than expected earnings (principal of prudence).
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Good Times Ahead For Nokia? [View article]