Nokia World 2008 - Messaging Service Updated for Consumers and Corporates

[slitchfield]

The Nokia Messaging Service, announced this morning at Nokia World in Barcelona, will open up popular email and instant messaging services and make them easily accessible both on your handset and via the Ovi web site. The on-device version of the Mail on Ovi service is due to go into beta before the end of 2008, with the web based version to follow in early 2009.

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In Germany, the most popular services are GMX, Web.de, also Mailaccounts from dsl- and webhosting-providers like Strato, 1&1. Without GMX and Web.de this service will not be very attractive to german consumers.

[BDSawicki]

Nokia appears to be chasing Apple's MobileMe... but MobileMe is faster (and prettier

Borys

Nokia is not chasing anyone. They see that mobile syncing is the way to go. Would Apple be considered as chasing Nokia because there is now an iPhone. Wake up and get over it. MobileMe is a much better looking product while Ovi seems very imature and static like. Nokia needs to drastically improve the interface to attract people, especially if they want to charge money for it. However, I do not see a paid model as selling considering most people already have some sort of paid service by now, and I just do not think people will be lured away from their service to Nokia's. Nokia missed the boat on this and is throwing good money after bad.

[RadicalSatDude]

If this is an almighty consolidated push email service that helps pull together Mail for Exchange, BlackBerry Connect and all other notable mail providers like Yahoo! Mail, Hotmail, Gmail, AIM, GMX etc.

It has to be free, for now Nokia Mail doesn't have enough credibility yet. If done well Then Yes, I see it working...

I hope they make it "Ovi for your domain" soon. I'd set up my domain at them immediately, even if this would be a premium service that costs something.

[snoyt]

Nokia is making money already from OVI. Without maps, share and e-mail sync as well as several the other products I am far more enticed to try or switch to another platform or manufacturer. Now I feel I am waiting for the Nokia N97 Xenon flash version. They call it OVI, which means door. Doorway into the Nokia world. Their own version of Hotel California...

[Dynite]

This sounds very interesting indeed.
Looking forward to getting this.