Interview: Rick Simonson, Head of Nokia's Mobile Division

[Apocalypso]

Head of Nokia's Mobile Division Talks About Nokia's Corporate Strategy And Vision



Nokia’s executive vice-president and head of the mobile phones entity Rick Simonson, in a wide-ranging interview with India’s Economic Times, speaks about the challenges Nokia faces globally, even as he seeks to address many of the ‘misconceptions’ in the media’s reporting of Nokia’s performance. He also explains why the company remains bullish on winning the war in the long term.

Starting November 1, 2009, Rick Simonson holds the position of Executive Vice President and head of the Mobile Phones entity within the Devices unit. He also heads strategic sourcing for the whole of the Devices unit. In his previous role, Rick was Exe... .. .

Read more:
Interview With Head of Nokia's Mobile Division - full story

Sincerely yours,
Teo

[sapporobaby]

Another Nokia speech, another fail. Nokia stopped investing in products people want and started investing in speech writers. What is Nokia going to do when and if Apple launches a tablet? Give another speech about how Nokia will move into the tablet market, etc...? They are behind the curve and thank God they have the low end phone market to save their butts. If they had to compete on smartphones (Series 60 and above) alone, they would be toast and Nokia knows this.

[Nuno Pereira]

sapporobaby, i guess you're wrong...

Nokia has been in the tablet market for a while, and despite the N900 being their "cherry on top of the cake", they've had several tablets before, like N7xx & N8xx.. (If i'm not wrong it was N770, N800, N810, N810 WiMaX Edition and currently N900, with the "possible" N920 on August this year..)

It isn't Nokia who's learning with Apple.. It's Apple who's learning with Nokia, and at the same time, stealing some patented material (ok, just kidding with this)


But i have to agree on Apple's fanboys all arround the world: That tablet Apple is about to release seems promissing.. Just hope it doesn't miss some crucial spec's like the first IPhone did..

[sapporobaby]

I've been wrong before so it goes with the territory. I have had three of the tablets you mentioned, minus the N810 Wimax version and the N900. The difference between Apple and Nokia is that the initial user experience from Apple is usually VERY, VERY GOOD, right out of the box while with Nokia you need 2 or three firmware upgrades to get the device to be usable. These are facts. If you look back on any major phone release from Nokia over the last few months to years, they have all been plagued by hardware (totally inexcusable) or firmware issues. The original iPhone may have been light on features but what was there worked. I know this as I have had every incarnation. The key is not just hardware as Apple has demonstrated, it is also the Eco-system. iTunes, MobileMe, and the iPhone for a triad that Nokia and Ovi cannot come close to matching. It is just that simple. Apple has taken mediocre hardware and combined it with good software, and a great backend to produce a product system that is currently unmatched.

[Nuno Pereira]

Yes, you're right:

Apple's products are full of eye candy.

But let's look on a diferent perspective: Why do you need a phone with a powerfull hardware, and an awesome interface, if you can only do what Apple allows you to on your mobile?

N900 may be a bad choice for the regular user, but it is without any doubt, the best choice for the power user.

Apple's first tablet will have good hardware and an awesome interface (maybe even better that IPhone's one), but it will not be "OPEN". If it is a good decision, or a bad one, i don't know.. But Nokia's solution suits me better..


One other thing: Nokia is opening its eyes on the "eye candy" matter, and the "N920" will probably show us something completely diferent..

[sapporobaby]

I agree with you 1000000000000000%, but Nokia had better hurry up. They now have the moniker of NATO (No Action, Talk Only) being ascribed to the company. I was in a Nokia shop today and even the clerks are doubtful of Nokia pulling out of this downward spiral. I think maybe Nokia needs to spin off the cheaper phone divisions and concentrate on only high-end phones. This is where the money is in the first place.