Nokia Launch Day - part 4 - Q&A
by Debi Jones
Question: Push back from operator customers and how have operators done?
Answer: Different operators have different strategies, we are definitely trying to help operators in their strategies. Phones, devices are not enough anymore - often service is needed including ease of use. The way we have cooperated with operators in the past we will cooperate with them with the experience. This has not happened in stealth mode. This is complimentary.
Question: Will Ovi be preloaded to all devices like S60, S40 etc. Will it be available on emerging market devices where Nokia is doing better, say India, and what about developed markets where Nokia isn’t doing so well like the US?
Answer: Ovi will be deployed initially on NSeries devices.
Question: UI, and outside developer access to Ovi?
Answer: UI enhancements are stepwise. First two devices and evolution to new devices and finally down to lower end devices. Ovi community is open to but will be represented on the device as icons and the services will be built by Nokia. We don’t know where Ovi will endup. World leading consumers will determine what Ovi becomes. “We know the world leading consumers.”
Question: UI seems copied from iPhone and what about DRM?
Answer: We don’t know what is copied, but if something is out there that is good we will copy it with pride and if we are the inventor, then we have the inventor’s pride.
Missed a couple of questions about date of Music Service availability in the UK and slide loading.
Question: Nokia Music store: how much are tracks?
Answer: You will have to wait until you make your first purchase.
Question: DRM protected? When is touch screen expected and will there be patent problems?
Answer: Yes, DRM is used. Touch screen has been available for some time in the N770 and the newer N800. When the first touch screen for S60 devices will be next year.
Question: Is Nokia to become a content provider or content producer?
Answer: We are a content provider with navigation, but Nokia will not become a film producer or entertainment company.
Missed a couple of questions, but this is most of them.
