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Nokia Exec: Young People Fed Up With iPhone and Android
jfruhlinger writes "Nokia's Windows Phones haven't hit the U.S., but at least one company executive thinks they'll be a slam dunk, since young people have soured on the iPhone and find Android baffling. Of course, much of the Internet commentariat found his remarks even more baffling. Is he right, is he delusional, or is he just trying to build buzz for his company's products the best he can?"
It's Nokia, so I'll take delusional for $2000, Alex.
The kids these days, they don't like the broadband. They are fed up with the cable and the fibre. Everyone has the fibre. Also, many are not happy with the complexity of broadband and the increased risk of viruses over broadband. So we do increasingly see that the youth that wants to be on the cutting edge and try something new are turning to dial up.
Right now, it is so confusing to the customer. Where is the softly assuring BEEEEEEP WAHUNG WAHUNG SCSSHHHHHHHHH white noise after connecting that lets you know that you are receiving 56k service?
My work here is dung.
want your kid to be beaten up by the school bully, then give him a nokia windows mobile 7 phone.
"Nobody goes there any more, it's too crowded." -Yogi Berra
TODO: Something witty here...
I showed my Android phone to my 2 year old and within minutes she was fed up. To her, all those icons and such were baffling. But then I showed her a windows 7 phone and she ate it up! It spent far more time in her mouth than any other phone in the house!
They would have complained but they couldn't figure out how to post using their droid ;-)
"I'm only waiting to see how the iPhone 5 changes things."
Then you don't have to worry, I am sure it will change everything.
I think this guy's be hanging out in a wafer fab snorting fumes.
If someone is passing you on the right, you are an asshole for driving in the wrong lane.
My mom has had sex. They sell Sex For Dummies books. Those two criteria right there are reason enough to never have sex.
I want peace on earth and goodwill toward man.
We are the United States Government! We don't do that sort of thing.
My mom has had sex. They sell Sex For Dummies books. Those two criteria right there are reason enough to never have sex.
Dude, that's a horrible mental image - it's bad enough knowing that *my* mom had sex, but your mom did too!? That's disgusting!
Think of it like this: Android phones don't run Ubuntu.
Indeed. It's easy to tell the difference because only one of these platforms defaults to a dumbed-down smartphone GUI. And the other is sponsored by Google.
They did try - they sent you a text message, but it went to the wrong person.
Maybe they had sex with each other. Back when they were hot.
There are two types of people in the world: Those who crave closure
Some Creepy old guy walks up to a group of kids.
Creepy old guy looks at kid using his iPhone
Creepy old guy: Can you play xbox with your iPhone?
Kid with iPhone: No
Creepy old guy looks at kid using his Android.
Creepy old guy: Can you play xbox with your Android?
Kid with Android: I don't think so.
Headline: Young People soured on the iPhone and find the Android baffling.
I've noticed this too. People parrot the same lines and maintain orthodoxy with a fairly uniform set of viewpoints. Frickin sheep.
which is totally what she said
That seems like a redundant title for a book to have...
From my vantage point they're probably still hot! :D
No one ever had to evacuate a city because the solar panels broke!
To entertain small children?