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Originally Posted by geohsia View Post
Yes and no.

I think understanding that the computer market has been commoditized and that profits are shrinking because everyone is selling the same thing is a challenge. It is in this environment though that Apple is able to charge so much. A) because they do make nice product and B) because it isn't Windows. That's Nokia's challenge, bring differentiation and quality. We'll see if they can do that.

In the Android market, the reason there is so much fragmentation is because there are so many players. They have to stand out from every other Android vendor. Nokia if they joined Android would undoubtedly have to do the same, so Android or not, there's still plenty of work to be done, though presumably not as much with Android.

The bottom line for me is, I think it would be nice for Nokia to run Android, but I think the mobile market is still young enough that they can take another big player. The market is still developing. Cloud services are still being worked on. It's too early to call game over.

If after MeeGo releases, everything goes south and no one buys one S^3 or MeeGo phone, how long would it take for Nokia to crank out Android phones? For them, probably not very long. I just don't think they're done fighting.
Sorry, I'm not convinced (nor angry, so don't take this post the wrong way). You introduce new points into the argument some of which I agree, but my original point is hard to refute: despite increased competition for a single-OS/multi-device (SOMD) implementation, there are many companies that have taken pole position in the computer/laptop market despite a singular OS with an undifferentiated UI. There is precedent to state that the model 'works' so a claim that implies that it absolutely does not, is insipid at best.

And Apple's recent success is due to many variables, including the PMP, Phone, App store, Media store, etc. Few of which directly compete with the Windows Desktop PC OS.
 

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