Nokia's Branding Oops: Lumia Can Mean "Prostitute"

[Camikazi]

[citation][nom]scrumworks[/nom]Well what do you expect from some American redneck dick. They don't know or care anything whats happening outside their own sandbox.[/citation]
Dude there is no Brazilian language, they speak a variant of Portuguese, it's mostly the same with some changes that happen everywhere. Kind of like someone from Mexico won't speak the exact same Spanish as someone from Cuba or from any other Spanish speaking area. As for Lumia, I honestly have never heard it used as a Spanish word and I come from a mostly Spanish speaking family and am fluent in Spanish myself.

 

[ojas]

[citation][nom]Camikazi[/nom]Dude there is no Brazilian language, they speak a variant of Portuguese, it's mostly the same with some changes that happen everywhere. Kind of like someone from Mexico won't speak the exact same Spanish as someone from Cuba or from any other Spanish speaking area. As for Lumia, I honestly have never heard it used as a Spanish word and I come from a mostly Spanish speaking family and am fluent in Spanish myself.[/citation]

he (scumworks) was talking about iWolfgang. Who should be German anyway, so scumworks' comment was mis-directed.

 

[patrik888]

or Siri is the name of a typical (cheap) crab in "brazilian" (lol), really is this editor even serious about himself? This was just lame, Lumia got actually some really good response from the public and consumers, it might not have anything that stands out in the software (btw WP to WP it's almost the same), but it's freaking well built, it has a really good looking design (IMO), and well it's different looking if nothing else.

 

[vaughn2k]

[citation][nom]jojesa[/nom]Article: Waste of timeComments: PricelessLumia sounds like a word in Spanish slang (in a small area of a country) for prostitute, no Brazilian.Hey Wolfgang did you search Siri...it sounds like a word for butthole in Japanese.[/citation]
And sure sounds 'Dick' in Georgian...

 

[Guest]

Well, I'm from Spain so I'm gonna tell you the truth...
"Lumia" means whore only in Spain, in Latin American countries that word (or meaning) doesnt exit.
It's a really colloquial word and, 99% of the time, we say "lumi" (without the final A).
We got a really good laugh at the office when we learnt about the name of the phone

PD.: I think Nokia chose well the name cuz they're Microsoft whores atm and yes, they're both losers whose destiny is to fail! Go Apple!!!

 

[millerm84]

[citation][nom]__-_-_-__[/nom]This article is full of incorrections. There's no such a thing as "Brazilian" language, they talk Portuguese.[/citation]

Yes the people of Brazil speak Portuguese, however, the article stated it was "Brazilian Slang" which means that the word is slang in Brazil. Although the national language of Brazil is Portuguese words created and used solely in Brazil are Brazilian regardless who else speaks their language. For example "dike" is American slang referencing lesbians, in other English speaking countries the word has other meanings.

 

[Guest]

Royal Spanish Academy of Language defines "Lumia" as "prostitute".
You can check it here:

http/buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltConsulta?TIPO_BUS=3&LEMA=lumia


Nevertheless, almost no one uses that word now. Today, the slang version of "prostituta" is "puta".

 

[Guest]

Brasil Portuguese is so bastardized that it certainly falls on a new whole category as "Brazilian language"

 

[triculious]

Article in a nutshell: "LOL Nokia$oft maed a phoen named Lumia which means prostitute. Roflcopters and shit. It fails hard 'cause is no iphone. I loooooooove iphone. Anything not iphone sux"

Sorry, Mr. Gruener but your articles lack any professionalism and objectivity. They belong on a private blog, not a news/review site.

BTW: I'd so buy a phone if it was called "Puta" right out of the box =P. Lumia will have to do even if the word doesn't ring any whoring thoughts to me.

 

[Guest]

This is a very stupid article without serious arguments. Greetings from a Spanish.

 

[Musafir_86]

-Hmm, the word "lumia" exists in Finnish, which mean "snow" in English.
Please refer here: translate.google.com/#fi|en|lumia

Regards.

 

[cronoser]

First of all, I'm a spanish citizen and the word Lumia here in Spain is not a very recognized word, people often used "Lumi" instead of Lumia. So I don't think that people think in that mobile phone like a prostitute.
In fact is a very rare word, I asked some people and none knew the word. We found it in the diccionary of the Royal Academy of the Spanish Language: http/buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltGUIBusUsual?TIPO_HTML=2&TIPO_BUS=3&LEMA=lumia

 

[Fabel]

I am spanish and never heard "Lumia" before, nor my friends did. And who cares what it means in whatever language?

This whole article is a trolling act based on an ancient word. And all that crap about Apple, iPod and naming schemes, yeah whatever Apple invented that too, no "previous art".

Since when is Toms an Apple zealot nest?

 

[Niva]

What also bothered me about the article is the critique against the Nokia device which is in my opinion undeserved. Nokia could have easily used more top of the line hardware but I'm sure it was due to Microsoft requirements that the actual hardware was chosen at the time of designing the phone.

The GUI is vastly different from both iPhone and Android devices. And I actually like it (though I own an Android I'm seriously considering switching to a windows phone in the future.)

The size is right. I'm already peeved by the size of smart phones becoming too big, the choice by Nokia on dimensions appears to be optimal.

The device itself such as screeen and cover plus even more durability (all my old Nokia phones widthstood years of abuse) is very well designed, it certainly stands out and looks different from both iPhones and the top Android handsets. Frankly I like the new Android (Nexus Galaxy) design better but the Nokia stands out for sure. Saying it's unremarkable is just incorrect.

Ultimately the naming is not a big deal. The fact there's a small blunder could have been covered with one short paragraph. The article went on a complete tangent that was undeserved. Maybe you should give this device a try when it's out and then critique it, it will outperform your iPhone for sure.

Lastly, when naming Microsoft as a "loser" you're vastly wrong. Just because Apple has more market cap and have made themselves into a bigger company doesn't mean they've defeated Microsoft on the global scale. Frankly I think Apple's success is a temporary fad that's about to come out of fashion over the next 5 to 10 years unless the company changes some of its politics. They're making a lot of enemies around, some of them very powerful, and software wise Microsoft still stomps Apple.

Nokia has lost its global position as the #1 producer for phones. They were complacent, too slow to respond to the iPhone and Android threat to their market until it was too late. The combination with Microsoft (while it's something I personally resent) is actually a sensible one. I would not bet against this combination in the long term. We're only seeing the first iteration of devices coming from this effort, and I'm not disappointed, I'm actually considering. Having used Nokia phones for the better part of the last 10 years I can say they're outstanding hardware producers and I'm sad they went the way of the dodo, but counting them out is also silly.

Time will tell.

 

[lpedraja2002]

This should be taken off the website, this isn't an article is just a personal rant that belongs in a blog. The article is biased as hell and offers no insight on the upcoming product it just states that is the same as other windows phones. I find it hilarious since Apple has done the same with their products. Look at the iPhone ffs! The only change they've made is making it faster, oh boy! and to top it off they made an even bigger iPhone, it's called the iPad! Now you can develop carpal tunnel even faster while trying to type so uncomfortably on it.

As for the name brand slang I must tell you Mr.Wolfgang. Do you prefer to carry a prostitute (Lumia) in your pocket or speak to your butthole (Siri) in front of everyone?

Or didn't you know that Apple also made that mistake?

 

[dietcreamsoda]

I wouldn't necessarily mind a 24 month commitment to a prostitute. But if I have to feed, clothe, and talk to her too, then it's strictly month-to-month.

And what about those extended warranty plans? If I get mad or drunk and throw her off a hotel balcony, do I get a refurbished model? Is there a deductible?

Obviously there's a lot to consider here, but I applaud Nokia for their libertarian progressiveness on this. I'll be sure to stay tuned for follow-up stories on this.

 

[Guest]

Lumia is the right name for the phone.

I have had experiences with several luminas and my experience was all the same.

Thailand Lumina, Chevrolet Lumina, Nokia Lumina

All 3 started the same, attractive features so I paid my money and took Lumina home.

Then it turned to shit, Chevrolet Lumina had tranny problems as did the thailand Lumina, Nokia Lumina was just a POS.

All 3 ended the same way; could not get my money back so I ended up taking it up the ass.

 

[Guest]

this is not news, tomshardware should put it as opinion

 

[Vladislaus]

[citation][nom]scrumworks[/nom]Well what do you expect from some American redneck dick. They don't know or care anything whats happening outside their own sandbox.[/citation]
If I were to guess I would say the writer is of Germanic origin or at least an ascendant because of his name.

 

[sicofante]

Spanish speaker and writer here. All the comments explaning some will use "lumi" here instead of "lumia" are just right. Almost no native Spanish speaker, no matter where s/he's from, will understand the word "lumia".

Our dictionary is not always up to date. In coming editions it'll probably reflect "lumi" as the slang word for "lumia", which absolutely nobody uses.

And you know what? When our Academia accepts the term "lumi", it'll be deprecated by the speakers. It almost is today.

I don't know if Nokia made its homework regarding the names (they should have checked the most spoken languages dictionaries, IMO). However, using this thing as a weapon against Nokia shouldn't go farther than a few comments in blogs. It should have never been the title of an article at a serious (?) publication.