AAS Insight Special - Ovi Store launch day

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In a special edition of our AAS Insight podcast, recorded today (launch day of the Ovi Store), Rafe, Ewan and Steve share their first thoughts on Nokia's content shop. We talk about some of the initial connectivity and load problems (but try not to dwell on them), plus the usability of the Ovi Store on-device client. We conclude, after kicking the store while it's down (literally), by sharing some of our positive impressions.

In this podcast we cover:

  • Our very first thoughts on the Ovi Store and how it was rolled out.
     
  • We try not to dwell on connectivity or load issues (but actually end up talking about them quite a bit).
     
  • Steve talks about his experience on the 5800, Ewan on the N95 8GB.
     
  • Difficulty in rolling out a store to multiple devices, in multiple markets, at the same time.

  • Rafe thinks there may be some fundamental UI and usability issues with the current client application.
     
  • Positive reactions to Ovi Store - stuff for your phone, wide support, social location and recommendations.