I think the bigger problem is their crappy OS choice making them run out of customers, not run out of ideas.
UnpopularCrayon on
They were just really late to the party with releasing a flip phone for the US market and Motorola’s razr had already destroyed their market share, and they couldn’t recover.
They thought they would be able to ride their candy bar phone success forever. And then the market got too crowded.
gbraide on
It’s almost mind melting to think they would end up as they did
The clam phone was the best. Nothing like snapping it closed after a phone call.
phanta_rei on
Early 2000s
DocHolidayPhD on
Seriously, this is what innovation actually looks like. Not anything resembling what you’ve seen come out of Apple or Microsoft in the past 10 years.
bubdadigger on
Funny_Obligation2412 on
Same with the palm pilot. Was like a mini iPad. It didnt take off.
M0RXIS on
I could be wrong, but I attributed Nokia’s downfall to sticking to their own operating system instead of switching to Android. With the rapid growth of Android and Apple’s iOS, Nokia got left in the dust.
Sea_Turnip6282 on
I miss those days when everyone had different phones 😭
PortablePaul on
Phones that’ll make you feel like a Power Ranger.
FD4L on
OP had the opportunity to say, “By the time the future arrived, they were Finnish”.
Sad.
UntidyVenus on
Everything except Nokia is wrong in this title 🤣
asscrackbanditz on
Big touch screen changes everything.
Embarrassed-Car836 on
These things were so cool.
I remember holding my first Razr V3 in my hands 20 years ago
Strat7855 on
…is this music from Donkey Kong Country?
Hicklethumb on
I would offer someone else’s left testicle to have a physical keyboard without social media on my phone.
HammerDownl on
Cool phones, today they all look the same
Mini TVs. Id much rather have a phone that looks like One
s1n0d3utscht3k on
cuz everything need to be a screen now
a million ways to have a small screen and a physical keyboard isnt as special as you’re making it out to be
lilyrosecooper on
Some of these are from 2009, I don’t think a single one of them will be from the 1990s…
myfriendflicka on
I used my Nokia silver 6010 for ages, until I finally decided maybe I should get a “smarter” phone. That thing was a unit. Survived me forgetting it was in my pocket when I dived off the side of a sailboat for a swim, and worse.
aksdb on
I am still pissed at Microsoft for ruining Nokia. Meego was soooo close and could have been an actual competitor to iOS and Android. Instead they ditched it and crammed their Windows shit on it.
Stone_Glass on
All I want is a slide out keyboard again.
BUTTTONS. Let me have my full screen and buttons. I want to see what I type and have a keyboard. I don’t want to re type the same word 5 times because a touch screen is ass to type on.
Plus I could type without looking and nearly no mistakes. Who decided to remove the smartphone’s keyboard anyways?
Mission_Raspberry796 on
This is the perfect illustration of hardware user experience design and software user experience design. These phones were mechanical design marvels. However, modern phones (iPhone and all those that came out after) were arguably evolutions on hardware but dominated on the software user experience. The simple idea of tapping and swiping on the screen opened up tremendous use cases that essentially dictated the form factor (i.e. larger screen, bigger, flatter batteries).
DontMemeAtMe on
People in 2007: *“Forget ergonomics and innovation. From now on, we just want to tap our greasy fingers on a flat pane of glass and doom-scroll through ads until we die.”*
28 Comments
I think the bigger problem is their crappy OS choice making them run out of customers, not run out of ideas.
They were just really late to the party with releasing a flip phone for the US market and Motorola’s razr had already destroyed their market share, and they couldn’t recover.
They thought they would be able to ride their candy bar phone success forever. And then the market got too crowded.
It’s almost mind melting to think they would end up as they did
90s? really?
None of these phones were from the 90s.
https://preview.redd.it/18ozn9u948pg1.png?width=1320&format=png&auto=webp&s=0dc8f4608aad9689fa4997419569cd8f1a5d58f0
The clam phone was the best. Nothing like snapping it closed after a phone call.
Early 2000s
Seriously, this is what innovation actually looks like. Not anything resembling what you’ve seen come out of Apple or Microsoft in the past 10 years.
Same with the palm pilot. Was like a mini iPad. It didnt take off.
I could be wrong, but I attributed Nokia’s downfall to sticking to their own operating system instead of switching to Android. With the rapid growth of Android and Apple’s iOS, Nokia got left in the dust.
I miss those days when everyone had different phones 😭
Phones that’ll make you feel like a Power Ranger.
OP had the opportunity to say, “By the time the future arrived, they were Finnish”.
Sad.
Everything except Nokia is wrong in this title 🤣
Big touch screen changes everything.
These things were so cool.
I remember holding my first Razr V3 in my hands 20 years ago
…is this music from Donkey Kong Country?
I would offer someone else’s left testicle to have a physical keyboard without social media on my phone.
Cool phones, today they all look the same
Mini TVs. Id much rather have a phone that looks like One
cuz everything need to be a screen now
a million ways to have a small screen and a physical keyboard isnt as special as you’re making it out to be
Some of these are from 2009, I don’t think a single one of them will be from the 1990s…
I used my Nokia silver 6010 for ages, until I finally decided maybe I should get a “smarter” phone. That thing was a unit. Survived me forgetting it was in my pocket when I dived off the side of a sailboat for a swim, and worse.
I am still pissed at Microsoft for ruining Nokia. Meego was soooo close and could have been an actual competitor to iOS and Android. Instead they ditched it and crammed their Windows shit on it.
All I want is a slide out keyboard again.
BUTTTONS. Let me have my full screen and buttons. I want to see what I type and have a keyboard. I don’t want to re type the same word 5 times because a touch screen is ass to type on.
Plus I could type without looking and nearly no mistakes. Who decided to remove the smartphone’s keyboard anyways?
This is the perfect illustration of hardware user experience design and software user experience design. These phones were mechanical design marvels. However, modern phones (iPhone and all those that came out after) were arguably evolutions on hardware but dominated on the software user experience. The simple idea of tapping and swiping on the screen opened up tremendous use cases that essentially dictated the form factor (i.e. larger screen, bigger, flatter batteries).
People in 2007: *“Forget ergonomics and innovation. From now on, we just want to tap our greasy fingers on a flat pane of glass and doom-scroll through ads until we die.”*