Thread: Looks like Nokia poised to overtake apple in touchscreen market in 2010
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2010-02-11 , 20:19
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Originally Posted by Enyibinakata View Post
Nokia was always going to overtake Apple anyway. Nokias scale is so massive - I have seen an N95 in remote parts of Africa. Those that cannot afford one go for the chineese made NOKLA which actually comes with dual sim slots. Apple iPhone is another in a long line of tech fads and is probably not sustainable - remember Razr ?. Whatever, lets appreciate Apple for pushing the rest.
You are right about scale.Nokia's jump reflects their introduction of a wide range of touch phones to replace non-touch phones. I suspect the numbers would be similar if the top of the line model's sales were subtracted. You add the bulk in the middle (as my waistline will attest).

That said, while the iPhone is no longer the juggernaut that it once was, it was and is in no way a tech fad. It defined the touch screen smart phone market that the OP refers to. There had been smartphones, some with touch screens, before the iPhone but Apple was the one who moved the concept from a niche product to the mainstream. Giving them credit in no way means that they haven't been overtaken now by other phones.
 

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