maemo.org - Talk - View Single Post - Nokia is not Apple and will never be

	brontide	2008-03-28 , 15:40
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Originally Posted by Jaffa

Companies should be learning from their competitors and trying to add their technological and ecological distinctiveness to their own; but capturing Apple's X-factor is obviously harder than it first appears.

The problem with NIT's is the apparent rejection of Apple advances and NIH mindset. Like it or not Apple is changing the game and bringing "Internet Tablets" to the masses. This bring both good and bad things for Nokia.

Good:
More companies/websites cognizant of smaller devices
Unlimited data plan is starting to be understood by consumers as a good thing
Consumers expecting web data everywhere and need for tablets

Bad:
The bar for UI design, uniformity, and ease of use have been set VERY high
Many items that consumers will start to take for granted are just not there on the NIT platform
iPhone/Safari sites are often hardcoded with values that are inappropriate for the NIT.

Like it or not Apple is big and popular enough that the entire market for tablets will change because of their products. NIT's need to adapt or be left in the wake.

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