Due to exclusive deal meaning that AT&T subsidizies (sp?) the entire price of the phone, making it a very good deal for Nokia. One could only theorycraft on whether ATT + Verizon with Nokia paying for the phones too would've brought in more money though.. hard to say
I can definitely say that is not the case. Besides there are advantages of CDMA. Nokia is just retarded for what they did. Doesn't matter what the reason is.Again, CDMA is irrelevant. Verizon is phasing it out, Sprint has plans to abandon it too. CDMA is today's iDEN. VZW is scrambling to get VoLTE up and running so it can start to close down EVDO and 1xRTT.
That said, Nokia should deliver a CDMA handset to VZW with specs better than the 822.
I can definitely say that is not the case. Besides there are advantages of CDMA. Nokia is just retarded for what they did. Doesn't matter what the reason is.
Oh yeah? And it worked last time to have the Lumia 900 exclusive? Exclusivity never works. And that doesn't matter. Marketing doesn't matter that much to everyone, especially to people like me. I'm interested in the 920. If it would've come out to Verizon, I would have got it.Marketing and support.
It's better to be in one of the big carriers with a full commitment of marketing from them. They will likely push Nokia handsets in the stores.
Being in both, but without the marketing support and without the salespeople acting as advocates doesn't help a company with low mindshare.
Carriers want to put their money and influence behind handsets that are only available through them.
Calling the strategy "stupid" shows a lack of understanding of business and the marketplace. You can disagree with the strategy, but calling it stupid shows a severe lack of understanding and perspective.
Oh yeah? And it worked last time to have the Lumia 900 exclusive? Exclusivity never works. And that doesn't matter. Marketing doesn't matter that much to everyone, especially to people like me. I'm interested in the 920. If it would've come out to Verizon, I would have got it.
Now HTC has my money, followed by thousands and thousands of others because that is the best WP8 phone on VZW.
Sorry, edit: "Exclusivity never works in the US."
Well tell me how Nokia's plan is pure genius then. How it was with the L900 and right now with the 920.Who said exclusivity never works?
AT&T promoted the L900, but the reps still were hesitant because of the lack of functionality in WP7.
This time around, there is a more powerful OS along with greater marketing of the OS coming.
But to differentiate yourself, you need advocates in the store. And you get that with exclusivity.
You may be upset that it's not coming to your carrier, but outside of WP fans, most people have no idea these phones exist. They'll gravitate the direction the salesperson leads them.
I think you severely underestimate the importance of mindshare, and how Nokia's strategy needs to be different from HTC and Samsung because they've been absent from the American smartphone market.
I haven't heard an argument that clearly explains why Nokia's strategy is "stupid". Instead I hear people who are justifiably upset that they don't have access to the handset they want.
There still is no excuse not to have the 920 on Verizon. Honestly that would have helped the WP ecosystem really grow. A lot of people can't switch carriers so easily.To be fair, HTC may be on all carriers. Hasn't helped than sell wp7 devices has it. Even with "stupid exclusives" Nokia are selling more WP devices than everyone else.
I bet Nokia will sell more wp8 devices than HTC or Samsung.
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Possibly. That is why I'm deciding whether (on Verizon) to get the 8X, Galaxy Note II, or just wait a little bit longer. Currently have a Galaxy NexusIt is dumb. But Nokia's rationale looks to be based on the idea that the L900 is actually a success for a company with no presence in the US till the June announcement making the L900 a legacy device.
The fact that Verizon isn't getting the L920 immediately will hurt, no doubt about that. But L920 might just be the tip of the iceberg from Nokia.