Staged or not, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop, on an interview with a Finnish television show took the iPhone 5 from the host and threw it away on the ground.
The interview was all about the Lumia 620.
We lifted portion of the transcript of the interview and it goes like this.
Q: I saw a picture in yesterday’s newspaper, the Lumia 928. What kind of phone is that?
E: I don’t know because we haven’t announced the Lumia 928 (laughs more)Q: OF course you know. When are you announcing that? When are you announcing that?
E: As of today…Q: Answer the question, when are you announcing that
E: Well I’m making an announcment right here on you’re show because we’re introducing the 620. It’s coming to Finland, it’s a beautiful device that is making its appearance in Finland as this show airs, but as for future products…Q: 928, when is it coming out. (LOLOL, I love this guy!)
E: I’ll say a couple of things about future productsQ: I can do one thing (noooo you interrupted him :/ You broke through and stopped) I have iPhone
E: Oh, how embarrasingQ: I have an iPhone but I don’t want to have an iPhone. I want to have a Nokia phone
E: it’s goneQ: I want to have a Nokia phone because I believe in you and I believe in Nokia and I want to have the Lumia 928. When do I get it.
E: Let me tell you what we’re doing in the futureQ: Tell me before that when do
E: I will not answer sorry, I can’t answer those questions. But what I can say is..Q: you will change that to a Nokia phone?
The last part which Elop promised the host that he will replace the iPhone.
Q: Last question for you,
E: PleaseQ: Does an engineer know enough about marketing to get Nokia up (Hurray, marketing talk MY FAV )
E: Well, an engineer knows a lot about what it takes to meet the needs of a customer, and to make sure that those are well served but at the same time I have a team of people that I work very well with at Nokia. And so there are specialists in marketing (really? Really? ) in consumer surveys and all of those things that help us to bring that picture together and I’m proud to be working with a very strong team at Nokia.Q: I hope you succeed
E: Thank you very muchQ: Good luck Stephen
E: And we’ll replace that iPhone for youQ: Thanks!
E: OK
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