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'In many countries if you have a Nokia phone it says something good about you,' says Mace. Nokia phones there have a cachet that is unimaginable for most U.S. The result has been that the average American consumer doesn't really lust for a Nokia phone.That's in contrast to how the company's products are perceived in some of the biggest cellphone markets: India, China and Europe. Here's what they told us is troubling Nokia.A weak brand When was the last time you saw a Nokia commercial on TV or an ad in the paper? While the company's rivals such as Apple, Palm and Research In Motion have been competing to get more airtime for their products, Nokia has chosen to be more low-key in its approach.

Nokia offered the 5800 phones for $400 as an unlocked and unsubsidized device in the U.S. Nokia blamed the 'extraordinarily high spikes of traffic' for the performance issues.Nokia also botched the introduction of its Nokia 5800 XpressMusic phones. But the store got off to a rocky start, as users faced problems accessing it and downloading the programs. Glance through the Verizon website for phones offered in San Francisco and you can see just four Nokia phones available compared to 17 different models of Samsung and eight models of the BlackBerry.Nokia has said it is focusing on getting more CDMA phones but some of the company's latest devices, such as the Nokia E71, phone remain stubbornly GSM-only.Poor execution Two months ago Nokia launched a revamped app store called Ovi that featured games, applications, podcasts and videos. 'Using a Nokia phone here mostly means I am offbeat and not always in a good way,' Mace says.'Nokia just doesn't make good CDMA phones, so that right away cuts their addressable market in half,' says Dean Bubley, principal analyst with research firm Disruptive Analysis.

The latest Nokia N97 costs $700, which puts it out of the budget of most buyers.'It's a phone that most consumers will never see,' says Michael Gartenberg, technology strategist at analytics firm Interpret. For instance, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic was priced at $400 for an unlocked phone. While that may mean more freedom for consumers, it also translates into unusually large price tags. Version of the phone off its shelves and try to find a quick fix.The two incidents haven't helped bolster Nokia's image as a company whose phones should be on everyone's must-have list.Lack of carrier relationships While Nokia sells some of its phones through telecom carriers, the company has often chosen to sell its handsets unsubsidized and unlocked. The complaints forced Nokia to pull the U.S. But within hours of the launch, buyers reported crippling connectivity problems with the device.

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Carriers view Nokia as a company that puts its own brand ahead of its telecom partners, says Bubley. Carriers, Nokia has been forced to offer its phones at full price to consumers. But without being able to strike those deals with U.S. Most customers would rather pay $100-$200 for a phone and sign up for a two-year contract. But try telling that to the average consumer.

Most handset makers were quick to catch on to this trend вЂ“ except Nokia, which was the last phone company to do a really thin phone.'Nokia doesn't like to do flip phones because European customers don't want it,' says Rubin. 'Their design values don't mesh with what customers here want,' says Mace.Since Motorola introduced the RAZR, Americans like their phones to be anorexic. 'In North America their unwillingness to play a secondary role to carriers has hurt them.'Unusual design Nokia phones are eye-catching but, unfortunately for the company, its devices don't fit American standards of beauty.

Nokia relaunched its Ovi app store in May and said it can accessed by about 50 million Nokia device owners worldwid. And Nokia just hasn't gotten it right there.It isn't for want of trying. A vibrant app store is a major selling point for many smartphone users, says Gartenberg. The idea has been replicated by competitors ranging from Palm, RIM and Android. Nokia eventually turned Symbian into a non-profit foundation.An insignificant app store Since Apple launched its app store on the iPhone 3G a year ago, customers have downloaded more than a billion apps. Last year the company put its money where its mouth is, and bought out its partners, making itself into Symbian sole owner.