A Closer Look at Nokia's Vertu
Curious about Nokia's most extravagant line of phones? In its latest article, BusinessWeek takes a look at Vertu, a division of the company that's currently selling, selling, selling - even with price tags bigger than most luxury cars.
Nokia's Vertu.
Some fun facts and figures about Vertu and related extravagance:
- A consulting company estimates that Vertu pulls in about $1.6 billion dollars a year
- Sales are expected to rise 120% this year
- Vertu will launch phones in Japan sometime in 2008
- The most expensive phone in the world ISN'T a Vertu - it's the Ancort Crypto, at $1.3 million buckaroos
For Nokia, Excess is a Vertu - BusinessWeek
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