Re:Nokia unveils Lumia 2520: 10.1-inch tablet with Windows RT
by xerophtye on Wednesday October 23, 2013 @02:00AM
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Actually, traditionally people have always talked about Nokia phones in terms of numbers. 6300, 3310, 1200, 1208, N95... Sure it's kinda difficult for new comers etc, but i guess at one point Nokia was big enough to have the luxury of everyone knowing their products by numbers. Though, as you point out, they should consider a better nomenclature, especially now that they aren't that prevalent anymore.
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Re:Nokia unveils Lumia 2520: 10.1-inch tablet with Windows RT
by bruceboughton on Wednesday October 23, 2013 @02:53AM
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I agree there is no problem using numbers within a category (though it's still ugly) but across categories I think it's madness.
Even washing machine manufacturers tend to have some letter prefix to their product codes to distinguish between a washing machine and a toaster.
Re:Nokia unveils Lumia 2520: 10.1-inch tablet with Windows RT
by xerophtye on Wednesday October 23, 2013 @03:34AM
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Oh, i see what you mean. I overlooked that (and apparently so did Nokia ppl). Using Lumia for a phone AND a tablet is just confusing...
Samsung Uses "Galaxy" with multiple categories, but they also add "Tab" or "S" to distinguish. Nokia should consider that.