Apple got it pretty much right on the first try although they've been working on these technologies for quite some time. Nokia is known for not having such capability (N-Gage anybody?), but we're going to see a lot of these touchscreen phones from Nokia in the coming months and years so they're probably going to own that segment as well with just pure volume. Or are they? Only time will tell and it all depends on the interface.
The way I see it is that Apple stole the spotlight with the touchscreen interface and from now on it's going to be more and more about the services, in which Apple has some serious know-how. Millions of sold applications in a few weeks. Nokia has had its corresponding service for like five years or more but nothing anywhere near this magnitude. Not even close. As usual Apple transformed the market to fit it's own strengths, something other companies struggle to do in such magnificent manner.
But all this applies only in the high-end/touchscreen sector of the market. The rest is Nokia vs everyone else.
I'd like to see Nokia making something completely new and not necessarily involving the usual series of same looking cellphones... Too bad it's not going to happen. Besides what could it be? I have no idea but there has to be something groundbreaking right around the corner. Who gets to it first? But even if Nokia could figure out something new they would just mess it up, like they always do. It's sad.
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Apple got it pretty much right on the first try although they've been working on these technologies for quite some time. Nokia is known for not having such capability (N-Gage anybody?), but we're going to see a lot of these touchscreen phones from Nokia in the coming months and years so they're probably going to own that segment as well with just pure volume. Or are they? Only time will tell and it all depends on the interface.
The way I see it is that Apple stole the spotlight with the touchscreen interface and from now on it's going to be more and more about the services, in which Apple has some serious know-how. Millions of sold applications in a few weeks. Nokia has had its corresponding service for like five years or more but nothing anywhere near this magnitude. Not even close. As usual Apple transformed the market to fit it's own strengths, something other companies struggle to do in such magnificent manner.
But all this applies only in the high-end/touchscreen sector of the market. The rest is Nokia vs everyone else.
I'd like to see Nokia making something completely new and not necessarily involving the usual series of same looking cellphones... Too bad it's not going to happen. Besides what could it be? I have no idea but there has to be something groundbreaking right around the corner. Who gets to it first? But even if Nokia could figure out something new they would just mess it up, like they always do. It's sad.
Yeah, poor them. Messed up so much that they're first of the market by a HUGE HUGE HUGE margin.
Seriously, get a brain.