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Japan is... special.
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Posted: 2009-08-16 09:09:21
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Muhammad-Oli Posts: > 500
On 2009-08-16 06:24:59, synn wrote:
On 2009-08-16 04:13:37, Muhammad-Oli wrote:
It might work, but I hardly think anybody is going to be that keen to stand in front of a tiny mobile phone to look like a douche playing a game. So yeah, it's a gimmick through and through.
I guess that'd make a lot of our japanese friends douches, eh?
No they just look like douches.
I'm kidding, but I just hardly see anyone (particularly in Western markets) wanting to stand and play a game in front of a tiny mobile phone screen.
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Posted: 2009-08-16 12:44:51
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I personally love the thought of an SE stand only because I wouldn't want it any other way then cheap plastic from the people making the phones. And this would be like a Japanese phone only it can't play the super special awesome stuff they have there. Damn you gameloft where are our rpgs?
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Posted: 2009-08-16 16:39:49
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On 2009-08-16 16:39:49, se_love wrote:
I personally love the thought of an SE stand only because I wouldn't want it any other way then cheap plastic from the people making the phones. And this would be like a Japanese phone only it can't play the super special awesome stuff they have there. Damn you gameloft where are our rpgs?
http://www.intomobile.com/200[....]-ericsson-on-october-15th.html
Dick will be replaced next year.
Good or bad?
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Posted: 2009-08-17 13:55:48
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I think this will be VERY good for Sony Ericsson. Hopefully this becomes a breath of fresh air for the company.
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Posted: 2009-08-17 14:35:51
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Fresh air indeed. I expect it to be very different afterwards. The specs will boost up hopefully and the supply pool might be dipped into on the sony side.
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Posted: 2009-08-17 15:23:28
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Just a regular corporate move that gets overblown out of proportion by the internet, as usual. CEOs retire after their tenure and a new one takes their place. Since SE is a JV, the next guy would be from the other side of the fence. Just like how the Ericsson guy steps down for sir Stringer for the post of chairman. Nothing out of the ordinary here.
And before people start talking about breaths of fresh air et al, remember: The Satio, X2, X3 were ALL given the go ahead by Komiyama san. Not his would be successor.
[ This Message was edited by: synn on 2009-08-17 14:31 ]
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Posted: 2009-08-17 15:31:10
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And don't forget that the CEO only manages it. There won't get entirely different phones with the same designers etc.
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Posted: 2009-08-17 18:41:08
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the problem is definitely NOT their designers. designers only do what they are told to do.
sony ericsson currently lacks the ability to react on market demands. this could be due to several reasons, but its probably the management. management is NEVER keen to introduce innovations to a market, because innovations always mean a high risk. so a company at the edge of distinction is even more at risk to fail then a healthy company, because managers only have their financial statistics and charts in their head. i mean, they can not be blamed cause thats their job. but sony ericsson would need a couple of people who actually LEAD the company into the future and not just around the next corner. sony ericsson needs a long term strategy plan which involves a strong and distinctive product design and multimedia user experience strategies. part of the user experience is also to allow the user to be part of sony's entertainment portfolio.
yet its not to late, just look at HTC they build up their credibility just in a few years - but it needs to be done.
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Posted: 2009-08-17 20:13:06
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Big NEWS ppl.
Big changes at SE.
http://www.reuters.com/articl[....]ologyNews/idUSLH37706220090817
Reuters Reports ...
By Tarmo Virki, European technology correspondent
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Sony Ericsson on Monday entrusted the head of Ericsson's U.S. technology division with the task of leading the struggling cellphone maker back to profit and reversing a sharp decline in market share.
The 50-50 venture said it had named Bert Nordberg as chief executive to replace Dick Komiyama, who retires at the end of the year.
Sony Ericsson has reported steep losses in past quarters and seen its market share slip to below 5 percent, sparking market speculation of a possible breakup.
"I would go for increased market share and restoring profitability," Nordberg told Reuters when asked where he hoped to see the company in one to two years. He said he would pursue ongoing restructuring and step up efforts to develop "smash-hit" products.
Nordberg, 53, currently Executive Vice President at Ericsson and head of the firm's Silicon Valley business, said he was extremely confident in the support from both parent companies and that turning to profit "can't be too far away."
The firm also said Sony CEO Howard Stringer would become new board chairman on October 15, replacing Ericsson head Carl-Henric Svanberg, who will become chairman of BP Plc in January.
"The management changes seem to signal that Sony and Ericsson are prepared to continue working together. That will be reassuring news for Sony Ericsson's staff and customers," said Neil Mawston from Strategy Analytics.
Of the top five cellphone vendors, Sony Ericsson saw the sharpest drop in sales from the first quarter.
The firm has missed such mobile phone trends as full keyboards, Internet browsing and navigation, and research firm Gartner said last week that Sony Ericsson's market share fell to just 4.7 percent globally.
"BIG DECISIONS TO MAKE"
"Nordberg has some big decisions to make from day one," said Ben Wood, head of research at CCS Insight.
"Sony Ericsson needs to streamline its mobile software strategy and further reduce its dependence on mid-tier feature phones while working to restore profitability in the toughest economic climate the mobile phone industry has ever seen."
Sony Ericsson is known for its phones focusing on music and imaging, but so far it has lacked a strong offering of smartphones.
Nordberg said he would look for a strategic revamp of the firm's product portfolio.
"In this industry you need smash-hit products," he said
Nordberg has been with Ericsson since 1996, prior to which he worked with companies including Data General Corp. and Digital Equipment Corp.
In July, Sony Ericsson posted a pretax loss of 283 million euros ($400 million), and said the rest of the year would be difficult, with the overall market to shrink at least 10 percent.
"I think it is an effect of them needing a bit of a fresh start, some new blood. In addition to the fact that Sony Ericsson has not performed particularly well during the last year and a half," said Greger Johansson from Redeye.
Shares in Ericsson were 0.5 percent lower at 66.90 crowns by 1214 GMT (8:14 a.m. EDT), outperforming a DJ Stoxx European technology index down 1.7 percent.
($1=.7073 Euro)
(Additional reporting by Brett Young in Helsinki and Victoria Klesty in Stockholm, editing by Will Waterman, John Stonestreet and Karen Foster)
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Posted: 2009-08-18 01:02:46
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