http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/ Engadget Comments for Nokia confirms New York and Chicago flagship stores are closing in early 2010 http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/Dec 9th 2009 5:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/
Uh - Engadget's editors are on leave this week - first the "Switched on" ridiculousness and now this massive comma/hyphen monstrosity. High-tech hero what??]]>Dec 9th 2009 5:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/Dec 9th 2009 5:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/
Fair 'nuff :)

Could you text Ross Rubin and have him iron out that Switched On article too? Even the edit failed on that one, heh]]>Dec 9th 2009 5:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/Dec 9th 2009 5:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/
Jesus, Phen, take an Ex-Lax and drop it.]]>Dec 9th 2009 6:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/
However it should be noted that the Switched On - Apple/Lala article was just bad.]]>Dec 9th 2009 6:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/Dec 9th 2009 7:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/Thx Jiinushaun - FYI I'm Canadian and we use "proper" English spelling and grammar up here (except Aluminium and foetus). Read the very last portion of the sentence - which after further perusal, I've decided should have been almost completely hyphenated maybe? That's mostly what throws it off for me...]]>Dec 10th 2009 11:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/Dec 9th 2009 5:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/Dec 9th 2009 5:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/Main Entry: fall back
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: retreat
Synonyms:
back, draw back, give back, recede, recoil, retire, retrocede, retrograde, surrender, withdraw, yield ]]>Dec 9th 2009 7:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/
Meanwhile, I doubt if their Asian stronghold is in any imminent danger, Nokia's huge there...]]>Dec 9th 2009 5:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/Dec 9th 2009 5:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/
Right. If I bring my nokia to the table, how much will I save in two years? Are the data plans cheaper? I looked on the t-mobile site and nothing's immediately obvious.

If you can put aside your passive aggressive bitchiness and show me the figures, I'll gladly concede that buying an unsubsidized phone is cheaper. ]]>Dec 9th 2009 6:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/
560 for nokia n900
60/month for 500 min. unlimited text and data * 24 months = 1440
overall two years = 2000

iphone 3gs = 199
(40/month for 450 min + 30 for data + 20 for unlimited text)* 24 months
overall two years = 2360

done. you save 360 buying an expensive phone due to cheaper options.
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Yay for Newegg.]]>Dec 9th 2009 8:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/Dec 9th 2009 5:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/
i.e. Nokia's market share]]>Dec 9th 2009 5:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/
Does that include Apple's stock price as well? ]]>Dec 9th 2009 7:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/Dec 9th 2009 5:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/
Not Apple's. Best performance per sq ft in retail. Even for their "flagship" (which I suppose would be 5th Ave).]]>Dec 9th 2009 5:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/The apple store is not a flagship store. Have you ever stepped foot in the the Nokia store? They have pretty much every phone in their line (especially the new ones) displayed elegantly and you can use them however you like.

As a Chicago resident this is very disappointing. Its a sweet store. A very Modest, but classy place. If you care anything about technology and cell phones it is a place you would like to see.]]>Dec 9th 2009 6:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/You didn't explain why Apple's flagship stores aren't actually flagships?
(hint..they are)

That said, I agree Nokia closing their doors on these stores is a bummer, I went to NYC this summer and I really liked the Nokia store(gave me some great hands on time with device that are hard to find working model of in the States)]]>Dec 9th 2009 6:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/
Winning hearts and minds... that's funny. I'm sure Nokia investors would howl after hearing that statement. How about winning hearts and minds with some decent products. Nokia better dump those empty stores and put the money in R&D. I don't care how beautiful and featured an N97 is if the average person can't figure out how to use it, then it's just another product that won't sell. What appeals to nerds won't sell to the masses. Nokia needs to move forward with the Maemo N900 and throw away half their bargain basement inventory and let the cheapsters buy used cellphones. Nokia is collapsing like a shrinking star and on the verge of becoming a black hole for investors.]]>Dec 9th 2009 9:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/Are you some kind of Stock broker? All you seem to care about is whether the "average consumer" will figure out how to use things. Who gives a damn about the average consumer? This is engadget, we are more technologically capable and informed than that.]]>Dec 9th 2009 11:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/]]>Dec 9th 2009 5:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/Dec 9th 2009 5:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/
While I feel the software side of nokia sucks a lot, the hardware department rocks. Nokias are good phones, and normally are quality with good battery life.

The best cells I have owned were nokias. With that said, I hate OVI , ovi maps, and the ovi store. I think the software direction they are going in is all wrong , plus they produce too many handsets at once, they need to take a step back, cut costs and really focus on a select set each year. ]]>Dec 9th 2009 5:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/Dec 9th 2009 9:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/Dec 9th 2009 5:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/Dec 9th 2009 5:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/Dec 9th 2009 5:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/Dec 9th 2009 5:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/Dec 9th 2009 5:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/
You call yourself E71 and you want Nokia to die?]]>Dec 9th 2009 6:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/Dec 9th 2009 7:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/
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Those basic phones were in a world of little competition, in the days before software-driven smartphones. Today they have to compete with Android, iPhone, even Blackberry. Poor quality software won't cut it, regardless of how good the hardware is.]]>Dec 9th 2009 5:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/
Nokia pretty much created the smartphone. You are ignorant. Symbian is still reasonable if you want a lot of features and some cool applications. ]]>Dec 9th 2009 6:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/
you're right. Symbian is "reasonable" at best and it will get worse with so much competition getting stronger. Nokia needs a knock-out punch and be able to sell it or it'll be Apple vs Google for next 3-5 years and in tech years that's a long time.]]>Dec 9th 2009 6:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/
Bullshit.

Nokia doesn't need a knock out punch or to produce one high end model. It needs to dominate the emerging smartphone market which is what it's doing.

Nokia's main competition is Samsung, not the currently fashionable high end vendors.]]>Dec 10th 2009 2:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/Dec 9th 2009 5:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/Dec 9th 2009 6:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/Dec 9th 2009 6:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/Dec 9th 2009 6:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/
um....your ranking buttons, sir?]]>Dec 9th 2009 11:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/Dec 9th 2009 6:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/nokia-confirms-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-are-closing/Dec 9th 2009 6:14PM