On 03/09/2011, James Nzomo <
kazikubwa@gmail.com> wrote:
> "So? We are suppose to celebrate for that? They should have been
> manufactured here then."
> Our nation is currently incapable of large scale manufacturing to the
> desired scale...until the following conditions are met:-
>
> - CHEAP CONSTANT RELIABLE power supply (currently only nuclear power and
> a *COMPETENT KPLC* can do this )
> - Initiation of education programs to foster a new generation
> of engineers - from an early age.
> - Hi speed - reliable - mass transport (e.g. bullet trains) to take the
> workforce to where they are most productive
> - 50% representation in parliament by scientists & engineers (very very
> remote possibility this...but still possible)
>
> After that we can start planning on the kind of industrialization
> that allows for mass manufacture locally
>
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> 2011/9/3 Maux <
mauxdatabase@gmail.com>
>
>> Wow last time I checked Nokia has the widest range of phones of any
>> manufacturer out there. I think the 100,101 are targeting a specific
>> market
>> niche that they have identified. I am sure they have an IDEOS killer in
>> the
>> works which will probably be based on Symbian Anna.
>>
>> Don't forget they have tonnes of Kenyan apps in the ovi store...
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 3:48 PM, John Doe <
fivepings@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Lest my statements be taken out of context, let me add a few rejoiners
>>> here.
>>>
>>> The argument as to whether 70% of kenya can afford smartphones or not or
>>> whether someone who's monthly budget is ksh4,000 will choose to allow his
>>> son to utilize 10% of it streaming porn or the latest Fally Ipupa video
>>> is
>>> one I choose not to go into today. Let's save it for another day, or
>>> better
>>> yet, let the facts speak for themselves.
>>>
>>> I do not mean to say that people in the rural areas have no use for the
>>> internet, I mean to say there is little content on the net that is
>>> directly
>>> relevant for folks in rural Africa. Sure there are folks like Mwangi's
>>> old
>>> man and apps like mfarm and medkenya but these are the exception, not the
>>> rule. If saying this makes me patronising,then I am patronising.
>>>
>>> Now, the heart of the matter is, Nokia looked at the facts and decided to
>>> launch 'cheap' dumb phones.= dumb strategy in my opinion, and going back
>>> to
>>> my earlier comparison with google, google looked at the facts and decided
>>> to
>>> partner with the local organisations to improve access to affordable
>>> internet and develop relevant content. Their business case being that
>>> once
>>> these unreached people come online, the payoff will be worth the
>>> investment,
>>> = smart strategy in my opinion. Now expecting Nokia to do the same just
>>> because we happen to live in Africa is naive in my opinion. Almost like
>>> subconciously expecting some sort of affirmative action. After all, we
>>> have
>>> so many options in the market now. Nokia is here to make money, so is
>>> google
>>> and any other company for that matter. How they choose to do it is what
>>> makes some companies great and some not so great.
>>>
>>> On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 1:35 PM, Mark Mwangi <
mwangy@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I find it quite condescending and patronizing to assume a forty year
>>>> old farmer who has not used a smartphone before has no possible use
>>>> for it.
>>>>
>>>> My old man uses a GPS phone to calculate rough acreage of a Shamba he
>>>> has been Contracted to farm or bale hay or whatever. He cares not if
>>>> it is running android or symbian but it solves a real problem. He had
>>>> issues with losing contacts or running out of space to store numbers.
>>>> Now they back up online. How it happens is irrelevant to him, but he
>>>> is happier and more productive as a result.
>>>>
>>>> Twinsims are not new tech but it is possible it is true they were
>>>> refining their tech to serve rural folk. The problem is the sweeping
>>>> statements of Kenyans being dirt poor and Nokia being the saviour it
>>>> is has swooped in to save the situation.
>>>>
>>>> That being said am sure they have done their research and know exactly
>>>> what they are doing.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 9/3/11, Rad! <
conradakunga@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> > Folks, not everyone surfs facebook and uses twitter and reads blogs on
>>>> their
>>>> > phones! Disabuse yourselves of the notion that the usage of mobile
>>>> telephony
>>>> > in the yuppie generation is representative of the masses!
>>>> >
>>>> > Go up country and find out what folks there are using their phones
>>>> > for.
>>>> > Calls. SMS. MPesa.
>>>> >
>>>> > This is a HUGE market with unique needs.
>>>> >
>>>> > In fact if i were Nokia i would stop fooling around with half baked
>>>> > smartphones and concentrate entirely on this sector.
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Mark Mwangi
>>>>
>>>>
http://mwangy.posterous.com
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