Comments on: Nokia halts funding support for Share on Ovi

By: Dylan

Dylan — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:59:10 +0000

I use share.ovi to host heaps of audio – test tracks for music blogging Be a shame to see it close and have to find another audio host

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By: Tallbruva

Tallbruva — Wed, 13 May 2009 22:51:44 +0000

@Architengi

You embody all that I was saying. Nokia needs Google to retain customers. Otherwise, they'll defect to iPhone or Android - platforms that were designed with the back-end to handle web sharing.

Face it Nokia: a great phone stuffed with memory and an awesome camera isn't cutting it anymore.

By: Architengi

Architengi — Wed, 13 May 2009 19:33:59 +0000

I am using share on Ovi and I have my albums there (photos and videos). Very upset about the Nokia’s move. If iPhone comes out with an improved version, I will reconsider buying a N97. This is because the services provided by Nokia are not reliable anymore if they suddenly stop supporting them.

By: Tallbruva

Tallbruva — Wed, 13 May 2009 19:08:26 +0000

Sounds like a good time for a partnership. I think it would be foolish to completely abandon web sharing. That put customers like Tim B. in the position to either stay with Nokia because of loyalty or go with someone who will let him do what he wants. Android's latest build 1.5 will let users do just that.

Why am I mentioning Google's Android on a Nokia form? Because Google's already got the infrastructure in place to handle it and the experience to keep it running. It wouldn't be the first time rivals worked together. The iPhone and G1 are direct competitors, yet every iPhone comes with Google Maps. Google also made an update to GMail so that it has more functionality thru Webkit browsers which iPhone, G1 and Nokia uses. Nokia could do the same thing with Google's Picasa; let the lawyers hammer out the legalities of calling a Nokia-Google web sharing project Ovi.

My point? Don't give your customers a reason to jump ship. Partner with someone who's been doing what you need done, retain your services and keep your customers. Sounds simple, but as big as Nokia is and the egos I'm sure permeate upper management, I doubt such a venture will happen even if it is for the best.

By: Tim B.

Tim B. — Wed, 13 May 2009 13:24:35 +0000

Guess I’ll stop uploading photos and videos there. I wish Nokia would figure out just what the hell they want to do with Ovi and get on with it. I really want to replace my N95 with the N97 when it hits the U.S. sometime this fall but I want the full Ovi experience to come with it. I don’t want just a nice phone, I want a web-based services portal to interface with it. In short, something similar to itunes. If they can’t get it together by then I will have to reconsider all my options. For such a huge player in the mobile industry I can’t believe how much Nokia stumbles around in the dark.

By: @flammen

@flammen — Wed, 13 May 2009 03:23:09 +0000

Don’t use share on ovi that much, more for when I’m too lazy to connect by cable or bluetooth and transfer a picture I need on my pc. But it’s a shame they’ll take it down. I really enjoy being able to converge everything I use in one service, even thought it’s quite scary.