http://drrobevans.com/2008/07/15/buying-an-iphone-is-good-for-nokia/ Sun, 15 Aug 2010 17:29:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://drrobevans.com/2008/07/15/buying-an-iphone-is-good-for-nokia/comment-page-1/#comment-661 mj » Blog Archive » Get Smart Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:52:33 +0000 http://drrobevans.com/2008/07/15/buying-an-iphone-is-good-for-nokia/#comment-661 [...] Evans muses about how Buying an iPhone might actually be good for Nokia. Now that’s great for Nokia in the long run as Norm has taken his first steps into smartphone [...] [...] Evans muses about how Buying an iPhone might actually be good for Nokia. Now that’s great for Nokia in the long run as Norm has taken his first steps into smartphone [...]

]]> http://drrobevans.com/2008/07/15/buying-an-iphone-is-good-for-nokia/comment-page-1/#comment-655 philmang | phil gillman Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:54:22 +0000 http://drrobevans.com/2008/07/15/buying-an-iphone-is-good-for-nokia/#comment-655 interesting thesis, and for the normobs I can see it going somewhere. Not sure that openness or power will be nokia's trump card, as the integrated system of itunes/iphone are a huge draw for folks. Nokia will need to figure out a way to either fight that linkage OR co-opt in... perhaps by not producing phones but by producing something else entirely. As a former nokia loyalist, I feel their pain. I've owned 5 Nokias (all top of the line, ending with an N80) and then an iPhone... I switched because of the sync (being a mac guy) and the UI. Symbian series 60 is the next best thing, but it's still a phone OS. The revelation with the iPhone OS is that it's a "real" OS -- aka a PC OS. That makes all the difference. In experience, In apps, In internet access. And it doesn't significantly increase crashes from any other smartphone used to limits. But can nokia reposition devices and have a success? i think so -- the camera on the n devices rocks. build/buy/license a solid browser, and you've got a competitive device. stop focusing on the phone aspects and find a niche. that's what apple did... I'm rooting for nokia still. I like their stuff. I like them. And apple needs some real consumer oriented competition, and I think nokia is the only contender. interesting thesis, and for the normobs I can see it going somewhere. Not sure that openness or power will be nokia’s trump card, as the integrated system of itunes/iphone are a huge draw for folks.
Nokia will need to figure out a way to either fight that linkage OR co-opt in… perhaps by not producing phones but by producing something else entirely.
As a former nokia loyalist, I feel their pain. I’ve owned 5 Nokias (all top of the line, ending with an N80) and then an iPhone… I switched because of the sync (being a mac guy) and the UI. Symbian series 60 is the next best thing, but it’s still a phone OS. The revelation with the iPhone OS is that it’s a “real” OS — aka a PC OS.
That makes all the difference. In experience, In apps, In internet access. And it doesn’t significantly increase crashes from any other smartphone used to limits.
But can nokia reposition devices and have a success? i think so — the camera on the n devices rocks. build/buy/license a solid browser, and you’ve got a competitive device. stop focusing on the phone aspects and find a niche. that’s what apple did…
I’m rooting for nokia still. I like their stuff. I like them. And apple needs some real consumer oriented competition, and I think nokia is the only contender.

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