Sony Ericsson Sees Profits Crash 97% In Q2 Comments

Can anyone be surprised to hear that Sony Ericsson are struggling?

Credit crunch or no, they would be having trouble as their product range just isn't there.

I was a loyal SE user until my last upgrade a while ago.

I was going to go from a k800i to k850i but luckily a friend had one and I tried it out. So I saw how truly awful the buttons were on that thing. Seriously, who's idea was that?

In the end I waited a while (putting up with the broken/useless joy stick) for new products to come along but couldn't wait any longer and went for a N95 8GB.

There was nothing that Sony had to offer at the time that was anywhere near it.

Having just upgraded to the firm ware with the auto rotation like the iPhone (but not as pretty) I am quite happy with my choice now and I'm not sure if I'll be going back for a while.

Maybe i'm getting old... But why don't manufacturers limit themselves to 5 handsets and concentrate on those. Looking at SE / Nokia websites my eyes just glaze over....

SE had a good run from the T610 through to the K800/K810 or W810i. And it seems they have lost focus.