Target Market (was: Re: Charger?)

[Flemming Richter Mikkelsen]

On 4/14/08, Lowell Higley <higleylh at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 4:01 AM, thomasg <thomas at gstaedtner.net> wrote:
> >>Well, you'll get used to it :)
> >>USB-Charging is fine. You can use a standard usb-wallcharger as well as
> any mini-usb cable or usb-carchargers and so on.
>
> I know this isn't the case, but if were to HAVE to plug it into a
> computer, it would be a deal killer for me. I haven't been home in over a
> month.  I am a road warrior (I spend 80% of my time on the road) and I don't
> always have the option to pull out my laptop to charge my phone. Make sense?


And I only charge my current phone from my laptop. An extra charger is no
use to me.

I'm going to change the topic a little bit.  I'm a little concerned about
> the direction of these messages.  It seems like the thought that goes into
> them isn't that consumer focused.  It's more personal opinion based than
> anything else, personal preference. My original statement was to reflect the
> thought of what a consumer expects (not want) in a phone they buy.  I know
> for now this is still a geeky device for those of like that like cool tech
> toys.  But isn't the end goal to create a device that end consumers would
> want to buy?  I see mentions here and there but I don't see a concerted
> effort to make this a consumer device one day.  That was what I was trying
> to say more than, "hey, I have to have a wall charger."


Right now we are focusing on the developer release. That is for geeks, not
consumers.

Let me give you another example... I've probably showed 20 people pics of
> the Neo1973.  You want to know what I hear?  "Man, that's ugly!"  That's
> what I hear every time.  Now you're thinking "so what? it's functional".
> You and I may not care what it looks like, but consumers do.  I'm guessing
> no focus group was done by FIC way back when as the prototype was created.
> It was a bunch of techie/engineering types that generally have no clue what
> consumers want. I can say that because I used to be one of those techie
> types that focused on the technology versus the requirements of the
> customer.  I'm not trying to bash the team in any respect.. They've done a
> great job pioneering the first "freed phone".  Just maybe the consumer isn't
> their/our focus?  And if not, will it ever be?


I love the design. People have different taste.

The bottom line is who is the target market for this product?  That's who I
> am always going to answer questions for.  Anyways, I digress.  I'm sure I'll
> get a few barbs/flames out of this one.


I think the focus on a market product can really begin when all the
developers got their phone. Now the focus must be on the developers.


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