Goodbye NOKIA

[Kompromat]

N-95 was the most desired nokia phone...

I had a 8GB Black one for a short while before it was hijacked by my brother. Didn't like the slide though.

 

[livingdead]

I had a 8GB Black one for a short while before it was hijacked by my brother. Didn't like the slide though.

it was too pricey for me .. always envied my friends who had it..

 

[Kompromat]

it was too pricey for me .. always envied my friends who had it..

It was rubbish - i always liked the N-91 for its built quality.

 

[acetophenol]

It isn't gud bye,they may make a come back after 10 years.

 

[Luftwaffe]

Honestly i stayed away from Nokia and now I will definitely switch to MS Windows Phone [Nokia]

There is nothing wrong with Microsoft except for dirty media spreading hate against Microsoft.

When ever apple's release of iphone every year media beats drum as if some "space age" technology has landed in US and the entire world honestly even iphone 5 is 2 year old technology. Let me tell you the new iphone coming out is upgrading hardware specifically processor/ram for the sake of market because apple has fallen behind other competitors, apple OS does not require quad core processor yet it would introduce it just for the sakes of keep apple consumers happy since they are angry.

People at Nokia the innovators/developers and all 30,000 workforce would now wear Microsoft Tag so nothing special has changed most of them incharge would remain unchanged. I am glad because now those third class 40 dollars nokia in asian/african region would exit and only windows phone would be focused upon I believe nokia Asha series would continue up till 2014. Second I heard Microsoft is going to keep only 6-8 handsets rather than 15-20 nokia is offering globally that is good strategy just focus quality.

 

[Alpha1]

My whole family uses Nokia!

does anybod remember 3310?

N-95 was the most desired nokia phone...

my dad had it, so i used it for sometime , excellent but too big!

it was too pricey for me .. always envied my friends who had it..

Raw isn't paying you enough?

 

[Skull and Bones]

This wouldn't have happened if they adopted Android as a preferred OS.

 

[agamdilawari]

It was part of my life during my high school. Used to be a big fan of N series till I got N97 in my hands. From then on it was bbye to Nokia from my end

My Nokia phones till date..

N73 - Got it after passing my 10th Boards

N95 - Best Nokia device till date

N97 - Seemed fine early on but started sucking to the core after 2 months only.

Got rid of it after 6 months only, was final nail in the coffin for Nokia as far as I was concerned. Shifted to Apple (Iphone 4) then but now njoying the best phablet in market.

 

[sms]

If you want reliability ..one name comes to mind Nokia ... SWAT/ SFs are found of it..

Nokia name itself a complete story in every aspect. Born as paper company, learned rubber, cables tires, become teenager producing electricity, became smarter young man producing electronics, married and had honeymoon with telecomm (portable mobile) devices now departing as proud old man with great legacy.

Nokia Journey....

I've used legandry phone for 4 yrs and I still have it in working condition except for Battrey.

 

[Esc8781]

Blackberry might be next. Might.

 

[Black Eagle 90]

Microsoft buys Nokia phone unit to fight Apple, Google

HELSINKI: Nokia said on Tuesday it was selling its beleaguered mobile phone unit to Microsoft for 5.44 billion euros ($7.17 billion) as the US tech giant tries to fight back against rivals Apple and Google.



Investors cheered the news, as Nokia's share price soared by 45 percent in opening trading on the Helsinki stock exchange to 4.3 euros.



Nokia, once the world's leading mobile phone maker, will grant the US software giant a 10-year non-exclusive licence to its patents and will itself focus on network infrastructure and mapping services, which it called "the best path forward for Nokia and its shareholders."



With Tuesday's announcement, Microsoft is following in the footsteps of its internet rival Google, which already invested in hardware when it bought US phone manufacturer Motorola.



Nokia and Microsoft entered into a partnership in 2011 to create Nokia smartphones using Microsoft's Windows Phone software.



Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer told reporters the Nokia acquisition "will accelerate our success in smartphones."



He said Windows Phone was "the fastest growing smart platform today, growing by 78 percent last year."



Analysts saw Tuesday's move as a bid to compete with Google and Apple.



"The trigger behind this is without a doubt the current restructuring of business at Microsoft in which the tech giant attempts to stem the decline in global product sales," ETX Capital analyst Ishaq Siddiqi said in a comment.



Microsoft "is still behind Apple and Android based handset devices in the global mobile phones market share but under this deal, Microsoft can start to take control of the operation and turn Nokia's declining handset business into a formidable competitor in a competitive market," he said.



Nokia also announced the immediate departure of chief executive Stephen Elop, who was hired from Microsoft in 2010 to turn the company around.



He will be replaced in the interim by Risto Siilasmaa, Nokia's chairman of the board.



Elop will take over Nokia's mobile phone unit, and will transfer back to Microsoft once the deal is completed, Nokia said, triggering speculation that he could take over as head of Microsoft after Ballmer's scheduled retirement within the next 12 months.



"We expect Elop becomes a more viable candidate for Microsoft chief executive, given the obvious importance of devices," Citi Research said in a comment.



Nokia dominated the mobile phone market for 14 years, until it was overtaken by Samsung in 2012 as the top-selling brand, as it struggled to establish winning business models and mobile devices amid increasing competition from Apple's iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy.



Rumours of a Nokia sale have swirled in recent months.



Nokia dramatically changed its strategy in February 2011 when Elop warned the company was "standing on a burning platform" and needed to shift course immediately.



The shake-up involved phasing out Nokia's Symbian platform in favour of the partnership with Microsoft, and Nokia bet its future on its new line of Lumia smartphones.



But Tuesday's announcement marks the end of Nokia's days as a phone manufacturer.



"Management concluded that there was no improvement in sight anytime soon. From that point of view, the sale could be a wise decision," Pohjola bank analyst Hannu Rauhala told the online edition of business daily Taloussanomat.



Some 32,000 Nokia employees are expected to transfer to Microsoft, including some 4,700 people in Finland, the company said.



The operations affected by the transfer generated approximately 14.9 billion euros in 2012, or almost 50 percent of Nokia's net sales, it added.



Nokia will book a gain on the sale of some 3.2 billion euros, which will "clearly strengthen our financial position and it will provide a solid basis for future investment in Nokia's continuing businesses," Siilasmaa said.



Last month, Nokia finalised the purchase of German engineering giant Siemens' 50-percent stake in Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) for 1.7 billion euros.



NSN, which is specialised in high-speed mobile broadband, was set up as a joint venture between the two companies in 2007, a partnership that expired in April. The unit has posted stronger earnings than Nokia's mobile phone business.



NSN posted a net profit of 8.0 million euros in the second quarter of this year, compared to Nokia's net loss of 227 million euros in the same period.



Going forward, Nokia now needs to invest in its networks systems, where its main rivals will be Sweden's Ericsson and Huawei of China, according to Danske Bank Markets analyst Ilkka Rauvola.



"Huawei's market share is growing and Ericsson's is stagnating. That's Nokia's real challenge," Rauvola said.



Tuesday's announcement is also likely to spark speculation about the future of another big yet struggling phone maker, RiM's BlackBerry of Canada.



Microsoft's acquisition is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2014. (AFP)

Microsoft buys Nokia phone unit to fight Apple, Google - thenews.com.pk

I am 100% sure that the mobile experience will be enhanced a lot.

It was part of my life during my high school. Used to be a big fan of N series till I got N97 in my hands. From then on it was bbye to Nokia from my end

My Nokia phones till date..

N73 - Got it after passing my 10th Boards

N95 - Best Nokia device till date

N97 - Seemed fine early on but started sucking to the core after 2 months only.

Got rid of it after 6 months only, was final nail in the coffin for Nokia as far as I was concerned. Shifted to Apple (Iphone 4) then but now njoying the best phablet in market.

They should open up a factory in Pakistan as well.

 

[RPK]

From paper to phones to acquisition by Microsoft, the story of Nokia goes back to 1865 when Knut Fredrik Idestam set up his paper mill in southern Finland. Idestam's second mill was on the banks of the Nokianvirta river. Nokia derives its name from the river. After diversifying into rubber, cables and electronics Nokia entered the world, that it would later conquer, of mobile communications in 1968.

In 1979 Nokia and Salora got together to establish Mobira Oy, a radio telephone company. 1981 marked a new era for Nokia when the Nordic Mobile Telephone service was set up. It was the world's first international cellular network and Nokia launched its first car phone, Mobira Senator, in 1982.

The Mobira Talkman, a giant 'wireless' car phone was introduced in 1984. Much of the weight was attributed to its battery.

In 1987 Nokia phones shed some weight with the launch of its first handheld mobile phone - the Mobira Cityman. The Mobira Cityman 900 weighed 800 grams and cost about €4,560 (approximately Rs 267,200). The phone got the nickname "Gorba", as the then Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev was famously pictured making a call from the phone.

When the GSM network was rolled out in 1991, Nokia released its first digital handheld GSM phone, the Nokia 1011. The world's first first GSM call was also made using a Nokia device.

Nokia followed up on the 1011 with the Nokia 101 phone in 1992. The phone came with an extendible aerial.

Launched by Nokia in 1994, the Nokia 2110 was the first phone to feature the Nokia Tune as a ringtone. The Nokia Tune is derived from Gran Vals, a classical guitar piece, composed by Francisco Tarrega in the 19th century. The Nokia 2100 series went to to be a big success. Nokia had expected to sell about 400,000 units, but 20 million phones were sold the world over.

The banana-shaped Nokia 8110 was launched in 1996. This slider-phone found a place in popular culture when it was featured in the 1999 blockbuster The Matrix.

The 1997 Nokia 6110 was the first device to feature the addictive Snake game. The game is available on about 350 million mobile phones. The hot-selling 6110 also boasted of some other Nokia firsts: infra-red port and menu icons.

Launched in 1998, the Nokia 8810 was the first mobile phone without an external antenna. The slider form of the phone also added to its appeal. By 1998 Nokia was the world leader in mobile phones, a position it holds till date.

 

[RPK]

2002 was an year of innovation at Nokia. The Nokia 6650 launched was Nokia's first 3G phone launched that year.

Also released in 2002, the Nokia 7650 was the first Nokia phone with a built-in camera. The 7650 was also one of the first Nokia phones to have a colour display.

Another 2002 innovation at Nokia was the 3650. The Nokia 3650 was the first phone by Nokia to be able to record video.

Nokia launched its mobile-phone-cum-handheld-gaming-device N-Gage in 2003. In 2009 Nokia announced that it will stop development of N-Gage games and would discontinue the N-Gage service by the end of 2010.

Nokia launched its Nseries phones in 2005. These entertainment-cum-communication devices form Nokia's top line of offerings. The N70, N90 and N91 were the first of the series to be introduced.

In April 2010 Nokia announced the N8 it's new flagship phone. The phone was launched in October 2010.

Faced with dwindling sales and stiff competition from Android and iPhone, Nokia ditched its ageing Symbian platform in favour of Microsoft Windows Phone software. Nokia hopes this move to help it reclaim the smartphone crown and bring back its mojo. The company announced its first Windows Phone devices, Lumia 800 and Lumia 710 at the Nokia World 2011 in London on October 26.

To further strengthen its hold on the feature phone segment and get an entry into the entry-level smartphone market Nokia introduced its Asha range of phones in 2011.

At the Mobile World Congress 2012 Nokia unveiled its Nokia 808 PureView smartphone with a 41 megapixel camera usinng a new camera technology. Though the phone was not a success, it laid the framework for cameras in future Nokia devices.

In July 2013, Nokia introduced a new smartphone, the Lumia 1020, with a powerful 41-megapixel camera (last seen in the PureView 808) in a bid to catch up with rivals Samsung and Apple.

 

[nair]

Goodbye NOKIA.....Welcome Microsoft

 

[RPK]

On September 3, 2013 Microsoft and Nokia announced that Microsoft is buying Nokia's devices and services business, and getting access to the company's patents, for a total of 5.44 billion euros ($7.2 billion) in an effort to expand its share of the smartphone market. Microsoft will pay 3.79 billion euros ($5 billion) for the Nokia unit that makes mobile phones, including its line of Lumia smartphones that run Windows Phone software. Microsoft is also paying 1.65 billion euros ($2.2 billion) for a 10-year license to use Nokia's patents, with the option to extend it indefinitely.