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What is going on? Is there some kind of mobile device software sickness happening at Sony Ericsson? First, they pull their premier device, the Satio, due to ‘software issues’ (that’s deliberately vague methinks), and now it’s little brother, the Aino gets pulled too!
The same reasoning is being given for the recall of the Aino from shelves, in that there are software glitches – the nature of which is again pretty unclear. Having trawled the InterWeb looking for more information, it would appear that for both then Satio and Aino there is general malaise in the software, where all manner of actions, key presses, and so on can cause lock-ups, or resets.
Now, the handsets being recalled is bad enough, but let’s look at the bigger picture – these are THE two handsets that Sony Ericsson has out this Christmas, addressing key market segments (touchscreen, hi-res camera, music) – and without those on the shelves, SE are going to have a rotten time of it.
It’s certainly not clear to me at this point what the solution will be, but I’d suggest if they are going to do something before Christmas, then they really don’t have very long to do it. Personally I hope SE does manage to resolve these issues, as historically at least, they made some excellent devices (anyone remember the K800i?).
If you do feel like checking out the Aino, you can look at Sony Ericsson’s Marketing website here.
[Story via: TechDigest via: Softpedia / Image via: Sony Ericsson]
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Ben Robinson
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.
