(keitai-l) Re: Product cycles in Japan

From: Renfield Kuroda <Renfield.Kuroda_at_msdw.com>
Date: 11/09/00
Message-ID: <3A0A6032.2D6BCA5F@msdw.com>
Jani PATOKALLIO wrote:

> Maybe you know something that I don't, but I was under the impression
> that the Nokia NM502i was introduced back in the days when all DoCoMo
> phones were black & white?

It was SUPPOSED to be released as a 501, but didn't get to market until a few
months ago -- well after the norm became color or at least grayscale.

> One "standard" feature it is definitely missing
> though is multi-voiced sound, which means it can't play most chakumelo.
>

Yup. Big loss there, I think.

>
> I've also heard very contradictory reports about how well it is selling,
> some people say Nokia's factories can't keep up with the demand,
> but the official charts don't have it in on the top 20...  the cynical
> interpretation would be that their logistics are screwed and nobody is
> buying them, but I've run into a surprisingly number of (non-gaijin)
> people with them.  (Then again, all the gaijin I know have J-Phones.)
>

Well it's not selling as well as all the other handset makers, but I don't have
specific figures, and I don't know Nokia's sales target, so I can't really comment
except to say it's nowhere near a topseller.

r e n


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