Comments on: Germany pissed off at Nokia, begins a 1000 year ban

By: Transylvanian

Transylvanian — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 01:32:21 +0000

Typical Germans, something happens they don’t like and instead of trying to make things better, they get angry and start bossing everybody around.

Hey Germany, your workers are among the highest paid in Europe. It’s called outsourcing, maybe you’ve heard of it?

By: lutzs

lutzs — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 08:19:23 +0000

Ok, here we go: Benq closed Siemens. Motorola closed the plant in Flensburg, and Nokia Bochum.
So we can still go with SE or Blackberry

By: Stefan Constantinescu

Stefan Constantinescu — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 03:49:35 +0000

@Jack: Ford dugg themselves into a hole, they make a shit product. I fail to see the comparison.

By: Jack

Jack — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 03:45:48 +0000

Now you know how I feel when I see BMW’s going down the road in the USA, after they shut down the Ford Plant and I’m looking for work.

By: Meatloaf

Meatloaf — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:49:14 +0000

I just read that German unions are calling for a boycott of Nokia.

http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssTechMediaTelecomNews/idUSL1784161520080117

What do you guys think is better, a few high paying jobs for a few, or better prices for all? I’ll take the latter.

By: A

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:45:46 +0000

Sure, maybe they got 90 millions, but how fucking much money have they invested in the plant and in Germany in total??? They’ve been there for 20 years dude!! If they (Bochum) wouldn’t have totally screwed it with the N76, which they were completly responsible of (design, development, quality), from beginning to the end, they might have stayed a bit longer. Dude, you have no idea what they have done and what they have tried to do for Bochum, you don’t have a clue just stick to your Siemens!!! Wake up!

By: Gregory

Gregory — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:29:40 +0000

This is what happens when the government interferes with the free market. First the subsidies, causing fuss later down in the road when it looks as if Nokia was just biding its time. Then later, when artificially inflated wages, deemed to help the workers, causes the company to pack ship and move to cheaper areas.

By: Topy

Topy — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:17:28 +0000

Aye saw this todays newspaper. It’s still a shame that Nokia decided to do that This wont come cheap to Nokia same as they would have done this in France.