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Business users typically want Windows based or Blackberry based devices nowadays.
Many years ago when Symbian was the only serious option out there, you could have said that UIQ was *the* business phone but Microsoft have upped their game while Sony Ericsson and Symbian fumbled the ball.
UIQ 2 was years ahead of Windows Mobile but when
went to Symbian 9 with UIQ 3 we lost that advantage. All the apps had to be rewritten from scratch and the hardware flaws of the P990 (lack of memory, slow CPU) and bugs in Symbian (memory leaks, slow transitions) gave the competition time to catch up and overtake.
Now factor in the surprise Apple entry to the mobile phone market with the iPhone and
are now fighting two battles - the business end smart phone and now a wow factor, multimedia device.
Seeing as business users want Windows Mobile, why try forcing Symbian and UIQ down that route? Build a phone with Windows mobile, twiddle the interface and be done with it. There's minimal development costs and you give the target market what they want.
Which leaves Symbian and UIQ. What to do with this? If you read between the lines you can speculate that the P1 replacement could very well be multimedia focused, large screen with some business functionality and you have the answer to the iPhone.
Of course this is speculation and until/when/if
reveal their plans we won't know what their business plan is.
But I wish they would bloody well hurry up!
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Posted: 2008-03-12 23:14:19
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On 2008-03-12 20:38:41, NightBlade wrote:
Doesn't P stand for PDA?
nope.
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Posted: 2008-03-13 11:35:16
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OK Peter, I can't let that one word response just sit there
So what does the P in 'P Series' stand for?
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Posted: 2008-03-13 12:23:15
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"Possibly."
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Posted: 2008-03-13 13:32:15
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On 2008-03-13 12:23:15, jayce wrote:
OK Peter, I can't let that one word response just sit there
So what does the P in 'P Series' stand for?
'P' eter Kay
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Posted: 2008-03-13 13:35:40
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Pyjamas?
Before the new index come into effect:
D series - Low-mid range mobile phones. T-Mobile network operator exclusive. ("
Deutsche Telekom") (D750)
F series - Low-mid range mobile phones. Vodafone and Vodafone partner network operator exclusive. (F500)
J series - Low end candybar mobile phones. Do not feature cameras. ("
Junior") (J100-J300)
K series - Low to high end candybar mobile phones. Feature cameras with dual front design. Certain models are branded under the CyberShot name. ("
Kamera" Swedish) (K200-K810)
M series - Mid range Symbian OS smartphones. ("
Messaging") (M600)
P series - High end Symbian OS smartphones. ("
PDA") (P800-P990, P1)
S series - High-mid end swivel and slider mobile phones. ("
Swivel"/"Slider") (S500-S700/S710)
T series - Low to high-mid end candybar type mobile phones and a carryover from the former Ericsson line of mobile phones (Fashion). (T68-T650)
V series - Mid to high end mobile phones. Vodafone and Vodafone partner network operator exclusive. ("
Vodafone") (V600-V800)
W series - Low to high end mobile phones branded under the Walkman name. ("
Walkman") (W200-W950)
Z series - Low to high-mid end clamshell mobile phones (Fashion). ("
Ze Bobber" Swedish)(Z200-Z800, Z1010)
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Posted: 2008-03-13 15:14:58
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"perhaps it will work fine one day?"?
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Posted: 2008-03-13 16:05:46
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Professional, maybe?
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Posted: 2008-03-13 16:14:42
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@Goldenface I see the word 'LOW' been used alot in the description. Can you believe it - this is the same SE company which used to compete with Nokia and Samsung for hi (like in HI) end devices not so long ago. Lg and Alcatel are not far behind
Mind you, Motorola is getting closer too - from the other end
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Posted: 2008-03-13 16:30:05
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@Janbobejan
Very true!
SE used to be known for its high end hardware but it has moved into other territories ,just as other companies have brought out high-end multimedia devices to compete with SE.
Its amazing when you realise that the K750i was considered top dog when launched, it had a massive list of features and was almost unbeatable in its class.
Now place it alongside the C902, well its just a different generation and for some people the C902 just isn't enough, people want more and I believe there are even better imaging devices on the way this year.
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Posted: 2008-03-13 16:46:19
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