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It depends on one's lifestyle

goyta 12th Mar 2009

In techie columns like this, one tends to be biased toward the trendiest, the most modern, the most impressive features. But one forgets that cell phones were meant in the first place to TALK, to place phone calls. And there are still LOTS of people who want a phone just for that and couldn't care less about flashy "smart" functions.

I work from home myself, rarely leave here and when I do, I'd rather be off-line so as not to go crazy. People want to find me? Call me. Do they tell me I have an urgent e-mail to read? I can do it with my cell phone - which is NOT a smartphone, for the simple reason that I don't need one and would have no use for one. My current phone already has way more functions than I use.

Nokia's models have been lackluster lately, and this is why I took a Sony Ericsson last time I changed my phone, in spite of being a big fan of the extremely usable interface and incredible battery life of Nokia phones. Sony Ericsson, by the way, does not even seem to be interested in the smartphone market. Another focus, which may be a valid one for their strategy.

Now, I understand that Nokia is Nokia and it has its prestige brand name to keep. It can't afford to lag behind. But I don't think they are resting on their laurels up there in Helsinki. Let's see...