Re: Nokia Has Sights Set On Digital Camera Domination

"jren57" <jren57@nospam.com> wrote in message
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| > NEWS: Nokia Has Sights Set On Digital Camera Domination
| > Nokia is ramping up production of mobile phones containing cameras, and
| > predicts it could soon become the world's biggest manufacturer of
digital
| > cameras.
| > The plans are part of the Finnish handset maker's strategy to focus more
| on
| > "imaging" products.
| > Nokia chief executive Jorma Ollila told analysts late last week that the
| > company intends to make cameras a part of nearly every kind of Nokia
phone
| > by the second half of 2004. A company representative said that
represents
| a
| > "significant" expansion from the current line-up, which includes 12
Nokia
| > phones that are capable of taking still photographs and recording
| 15-second
| > videos.
| >
| > A Nokia representative said: "We see it as inevitable that convergence
of
| > mobility and imaging will happen. Mobility boasts a number of benefits
for
| > imaging, as the device is with the user wherever he goes."
| > Camera phones were first introduced in Japan about three years ago, and
| have
| > since become so popular that some market analysts believe they've
started
| > outselling digital cameras. Nokia believes it could become the biggest
| > digital camera manufacturer globally in 2003. Ollila said: "We want to
be
| > driving this phenomenon very strongly."
| > Like most other handset makers, Nokia is designing phones to take
| advantage
| > of a growing demand for services such as MMS, which allows emails to
carry
| > attachments such as documents, sound recordings or movie clips. MMS is
| > expected to generate billions in extra revenue for carriers worldwide by
| > 2005, analysts say.
| >
| > SOURCE http://www.silicon.com/news/500018/1/6470.html
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| >
| I think Nokia domination of the mobile phone market is coming to an end.
In
| future they are going to get some stiff opposition (especially from a
| resurgent Sony Ericsson), I mean look at the keypads! (7210) what the hell
| are they thinking of?
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| Nokia phones are nothing special, its all fancy clip-on covers and
| ringtones. In five years time Sony Ericsson will be market leader, thanks
to
| sexy new phones like the P900
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| p.s what every happened to the 7650 (snigger)
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| http://www.sonyericsson.com/p900/mai...?regionCode=uk
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hehehe...7650?! shhh!! ;-)