Today in Mobile
Colin Gibbs- Monday, July 20, 2009
The recent Forbes piece “Nokia’s Motorola Moment” has sparked a lively discussion over at Communities Dominate Brands, where Tomi Ahonen blasted what he called “very incompetent reporting” regarding the Finnish manufacturer. But while Ahonen cites some legitimite inaccuracies — few mobile companies have been as innovative in the last decade, especially in terms of combining the Internet with the phone — the bottom line is clear: Nokia has lost substantial ground as Apple, RIM and others have gained traction with handsets that are both highly functional and very easy to use. Nokia isn’t in danger of becoming Motorola — not yet, anyway — but it desperately needs some new ideas.
