Nickname: madman

Review: I think you're all missing the point. Carriers have shown - especially in Europe - that they are unable to successfully market content to consumers. Take mobile games for instance, only 5% of the market is penetrated and over 60% of phones out there are java enabled. The carriers business is "the pipe". Not content. Over the next two years carriers will zero rate content data and allow external content providers to go direct to consumer with off-portal offerings. That's where Apple comes in. With the brand/ marketing power they have and their knack for making things simple it's a matter of time before they come up with a device that will improve useability and access for consumers to download music in droves.Game over Nokia

Date reviewed: Aug 22, 2006 12:28 PM

Nickname: Robert

Review: And when Apple unveils their new phone later this month all of this will be pointless.

Date reviewed: Aug 14, 2006 8:16 PM

Nickname: mojogypsy

Review: A company called Muze bought Loudeye's U.S.-based operations back in May, for what, $11 million...? Similar technology platform, similar label deals, but without any of the problems that have apparently plagued Loudeye's European implementation... Methinks Nokia may have overpaid for their new jewel.

Date reviewed: Aug 11, 2006 3:52 PM

Nickname: dinocruz53

Review: Apple is the market leader and has top of mind when it comes to music. But Nokia has the momentum and the relationships strategically in place. Although Steve Jobs is the master marketeer, I expect a very different picture of things come 2010, or even earlier. I'm surprised Nokia has taken this long to respond. Shows you the disadvantage of being based in Finland.

Date reviewed: Aug 10, 2006 5:58 PM

Nickname: TP

Review: To Reality Check and others: Nokia already sells these music phones, and people are buying them. N91 has the capacity of 4 gigabytes, and the more popular 3250 has less than that. I asked a few people why did they buy N91 and they said they want everything in a single device: Camera, music, 3G, phone calls etc. The mobile (phone) music has already taken off. Not in the USA, but elsewhere, yes, where these type of products are available.

Date reviewed: Aug 10, 2006 3:33 PM

Nickname: deepkid

Review: It's all about the best quality service at sensible prices and no one's touched Apple there.

Date reviewed: Aug 10, 2006 4:44 AM

Nickname: sos10

Review: Selling phones that are capable of playing music does not mean people use that function... I have one myself... and most my friends do... but none of them uses the phone for music... except on Day One when you want to play with your new gadget... But every iPod is sold solely to play music. Battery life is a big issue... my Nokia 8800 's battery lasts maybe one day... imagine if I would use it for music... 8 hours?

Date reviewed: Aug 10, 2006 3:01 AM

Nickname: mkt alst

Review: Here's the problem: Nokia? Who? iPOD? Ah, yes Apple.

Date reviewed: Aug 10, 2006 2:00 AM

Nickname: Not2Suave

Review: Nokia sold 265 million cell phones last year. Wow. Then the annual market must be what, around 1.5 billion cell phones? That's one for every four people on the planet. Are they being consumed by people in Bangladesh or Somalia? Wouldn't they rather have chicken?

Date reviewed: Aug 10, 2006 1:23 AM

Nickname: Jonathan

Review: People who think users do not want their music 24/7 are out of touch with youth. Integration is the key here. Everyone has a cell phone and would rather carry only one electronic device. Just like a previous post said, the focus should be battery and storage. Users do not want to buy bigger memory cards or new batteries. Get that down and it will be a tremendous success.

Date reviewed: Aug 10, 2006 12:09 AM