Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Ericsson

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[edit] Ericsson

I want to put this article as the featured article. You may support, object, or comment on it. --Cheung1303 02:58, 7 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Object. Sketchy history, little on social importance within Sweden. Little current information. Fifelfoo 03:25, 7 Jan 2005 (UTC)

• Object lacks current information, costumer and sales numbers (if possible), and writing isn't brilliant. For example: "Ericsson's mechanical repair shop was started together with his friend Carl Johan Andersson." Which suggests his friend got started. This needs major expansion and copyediting before I support it. Mgm|^(talk) 10:48, Jan 7, 2005 (UTC)

Object. How can this be featured article material - that is an example of a top class company article - when it does'nt even have the new company infobox which is now in use (see Aer Lingus, Bank of Ireland, C&C for examples of the infobox). CGorman 12:35, 7 Jan 2005 (UTC)

• Object. Same objections as CGorman. --JuntungWu 12:54, 8 Jan 2005 (UTC)

• Object The lead is far too long. The statement about cellular market in the 1990s is written in the wrong tense (as if the 1990s is the current time period). History section just ends in the 1960s: only one sentence after first half of 20th century! Perhaps some of the excess content from the lead section would help here. Didn't this company get involved with General Electric's 2-way radio business in the US late in the 20th century? And, are there any graphics available to help round this article out? The potential seems to be here with an interesting subject, but it's not up to featured article status yet. Vaoverland 06:57, Jan 12, 2005 (UTC)