[Bruno @ Jul 31st 2007 6:07PM]

Nokia faces an uphill battle to stay at the top of the mobile handset game, let alone starting up a music store.

In the online music store business they face a Houdini-like feat of escaping from a sealed iron box encased in 100-foot thick concrete walls and dumped into the deepest trench in the ocean. During an ice age.

Forget about it.

[nikster @ Aug 1st 2007 7:14AM]

Agreed.

It worries me Nokia is trying to beat iPod/iTunes/iPhone, they keep too much of an eye on Apple. Nokia should be doing their own thing, and, most importantly, realize just how much they suck at software.
It's a bit like coming out with DR-DOS and trying to compete with OS X. They have let Symbian stagnate to the point of near death, and seemingly have nothing else lined up either. Nokia PC Suite is a complete waste and playing music on my N73 sucks so badly I tried it once and never again.

Nokia has pulled some amazing turnabouts in the past though... and they are very strong in hardware, distribution, and the best at making excellent low cost phones.

It just seems to me Nokia is forgetting to make great phones while trying to become the big iPod competitor. They've been focusing on music for years and the results are pathetic for a company the size and financial heft of Nokia.

[AoMoe @ Aug 5th 2007 2:44AM]

"Nokia faces an uphill battle to stay at the top" this statement makes absolutely no sense.