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@jon: I agree that they really stepped it up with the E71. That thing it built like a small tank but with an elegant design. It’s too bad that most carriers in the US don’t pick up more of the higher quality Nokia devices, but instead choose to carry cheaply built devices such as the E61 and N75. On top of that, cripple the hell out of them with their own UI/Software modifications. The N71 is about the finest Nokia that I’ve seen in awhile. Nokia doesn’t really seem to care much for tackling the US market but that is probably due to the fact that most US consumers just want the “free” phone offered by carriers and have little interest in the high end market.

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Thanks for chiming in, though, and continuing to be supportive (despite the misunderstanding)!

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I could again be misinterpreting Mel’s comment, but it sounds like you were the one being accused of “miss-reading” the Nokia press release. I don’t think any of of miss-read what you posted since you clearly wrote “Nokia is ditching business market…”.

Mel, please forgive me if I am referencing your post incorrectly.

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And please forgive the multiple posts but your headline reads:

“Nokia is ditching business market and focusing in on consumers.”

How are we not suppose to interpret “ditching” as Nokia stopping it’s support? No where in Nokia’s press release was the word “ditching” uses or insinuated when talking about the business market. Sorry, but again I must say you were sensationalizing this post…

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@Mel

“Good thing there are comments and intelligent people who use them to point out items that have been misread…. The press release does not mention the halt of business phones.”

Thank you.

Marc, I may be misreading Mel’s post but I don’t think that compliment was directed at you.

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“Continued commitment to deliver leading mobile devices and solutions to businesses and business users”

then you might have not had the problem of having to spell out what you “meant” to all us dumb readers. That quote alone would have made for less negative feedback. But then, it might have not had the “shock and awe” that you were likely going for with your article. This appears to have been a bit of sensationalism on your part to attract the attention of readers.

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“Good thing there are comments and intelligent people who use them to point out items that have been misread…. The press release does not mention the halt of business phones.”

Thank you.

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Regardless, this isnt what the article is about, but it seems everyone wants to be a critic and talk about loyalty and “fan” to BGR site if someone reports something they dont agree with completely. PAH-LEEZE!!! GET OVER IT! Its reporting something period!

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I agree it wasn’t as clear as it should have been. That said, if Nokia was stopping production on all business products and services (read: devices), I promise you, it would have been bigger news and you would have heard it loud and clear.

Thanks for the clarification BG. Still a fan of the site.

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I was at first disappointed to hear no more E-Series phones after the sweet E71 but reading the actual press release made me realize that Nokia is selling a losing section of its business. It’s spending money developing something that other 3rd parties which they have good relationships with are already doing and perhaps even better. The behind-the-firewall solution sounds like things a Blackberry does. Perhaps Nokia has decided not to do it natively by selling the division off.

The press release does not mention the halt of business phones. It’s focus on consumer email is align to comepete against Apple. If they could bridge the gap between consumers and business, it’d be welcomed for those small business owners who have their one-phone for everything or the folks who like to work hard and play hard. I’d love to have a QWERTY keyboard on an N-Series featured phone. There are consumers like QWERTY keyboards too but not a single N-series phone available has one.

I also do wish Nokia would start off with a good built-in application on the phone with HTML support.

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http://www.nokia.com/A4136001?newsid=1255162

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This is tech news, not political slander.. who cares

Because it’s a TECH SITE, genius… WE care and that’s why we are hear.

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They are not going to stop manufacturing “business” devices. We just said that their business line hasn’t done so well compared to other handsets, and that they are restructuring some of their enterprise software strategy…

Sorry BGR but your post said:

“They are planning on stopping the research and development of business solutions and enterprise mail. Surprising, since Mail for Exchange 2.7 had just been released not long ago – which would lead some to believe that Nokia’s business support would continue going. Not so. Instead, they are focusing on the consumer and devices and software geared toward non-business types.”

You state specifically that one might believe that Nokia’s business support would continue but then in a single sentence say “NOT SO”. How does one NOT take that as business consumers should look elsewhere for enterprise solutions? Especially coupled with the statement in the last sentence that says they will focus on consumer DEVICES and software geared toward NON-BUSINESS types?

It’s very poor writing when someone has to say what they “meant” to say in a separate posting instead of the actual article itself.

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The following statement
“Surprising, since Mail for Exchange 2.7 had just been released not long ago – which would lead some to believe that Nokia’s business support would continue going”

was the catalyst for me to check out the Nokia PR, which seems to intimate that more work would be going into Mail for Exchange.

BGR, I rely on your usually good info. I don’t want to go elsewhere to verify if you are correct.

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BGR is typically a good source for breaking stories, but their twist on this release is… confusing. BGR, people trust you. Please be more careful with your posts.

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