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To: lkj who wrote (18342)	11/15/1998 1:32:00 AM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

I can confirm what you say about the size being important. Nahoko, a teenager in Japan, who has hands like a doll, dumped her perfectly functioning tiny little PHS handset because it was too big! I have it here, it is only 128mm x 40mm x 18mm. She is a normal sized Japanese young woman. Not everyone on earth is like a Texan rancher with bear-paw sized hands. An ounce extra [let's hope such a unit dies early in the 21st century] is an ounce too much. Also, people value things differently. Some value colour and appearance more than functionality. Others value sound quality above appearance. Neurolinguistic programming is the jargon covering how people relate to the world. Some are kinesthetic, some visual, some aural. It's no use showing an aural person how nice the handset looks. They want to listen. A kinesthetic person will like to fiddle with the functions and mostly decide on the form and feel of it. The visual person will decide mainly on appearance and colour. So a range of handsets is essential. Big, tough, waterproof and bulletproof for Texan ranchers. Petite, cute, pretty and gentle for Japanese teenagers [preferably with a Tamagochi function]. Sleek, multifunctional and racy for the thrusting executive - preferably top quality and expensive. Basically, an extension of the person's personality. Better check out the car market to get the idea! A range from a Fun Yellow Fiat Bambina to a super-turbo red Ferrari to truck size torque for Valueman and don't forget the motorcycle fraternity. Even bicycles. All sorts. As Tero says, this takes volume, market share, big income and Nokia is in a good position. The Q! better move fast. Mqurice *OT lecture for Rajala* [Rajala - yes you were wrong about NZ and cdmaOne, but I already told you that. It'll be here in a year or so. While I don't mind people saying what they think, you are bordering on crass. A young woman we know, aged 23, died from leukemia the day you were trying to think of a cancer joke. I can tell you her father wouldn't appreciate your sense of humour. There is a difference between being direct, honest, confrontational and tough and being vulgar, coarse, demeaning, unpleasant, cynical and nihilistic. We each transgress at times, but one should usually try to stay on the civilized side of the line rather than take pride in rampaging on the other to demonstrate freedom and independence - which doesn't demonstrate that at all. It would be fair enough to wonder why what you saw as fawning, uncritical, adulation of Gregg was being written. But to go on in a smart alecky fashion about cancer was unpleasant. For all you know, the person who objected to it was suffering a personal problem with it. To then go ahead and redouble your approach to them was rude and inconsiderate. I bet you're glad to get this lecture! All for no charge at that. I am licensed to offer such advice in case you wonder - I issue my own licence for such commentary.]