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A comment on Nokia's internal presentation after iPhone was launched (2007) [pdf]. Parent comment

Re:Nokia's internal presentation after iPhone was launched (... by immibis on Thursday January 16, 2025 @09:31AM (#42725634)
Status symbols can be shifted with marketing. BEVs are heavy as fuck, and (at least theoretically) torquey as fuck at zero speed - both of those seem pretty manly if you put the right spin on them.
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Re:Nokia's internal presentation after iPhone was launched (... by jampekka on Thursday January 16, 2025 @11:13AM (#42727238)
> Status symbols can be shifted with marketing

Or by buying a brand. Happens all the time. BYD already bought full control of the luxury brand Denza from the Mercedes-Benz joint venture.

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