Nokia taking heat on design choices
Apr 08 2005 - 02:20 PM ET | Nokia
Nokia's CEO Jorma Ollila was
criticized by investors yesterday for the lack of nicely desiged clamshell handsets. Mr. Ollila countered that
market share should prove that its design decisions are correct:
bq. "Our market share last year of 33-34 percent is the best evidence that we are on the right track," Ollila told the annual shareholders meeting.
Nokia has faced stiff competition from Motorola recently. Motorola's new focus on design (
RAZR,
SLVR,
PEBL) has added to the case against Nokia. Nokia yesterday introduced the
8800, a slide style phone designed to be fashionable.
