Thread: Apple vs Nokia
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Originally Posted by efb View Post
Instead of wishing for Nokia tablets to have the looks of iPhone/iPod Touch, I would rather wish the Apple devices to have the open development platform of N770/N800.
Actually when holding a iPhone or Touch in ones hand I do wish that Nokia would at least take a few clues from Apple. One of them would be supplying the devices with enough Flash to make the thing worth while. The other would be the minimalism of the mechanical interface.

In any event the only thing that got me looking at the Nokai hardware is the attitude that Apple has displayed with respect to third party applications. Apple doesn't need open source but they certainly need an open development environment.

How can the looks get so much importance while the critical issue of lack of an open development framework get pushed under the carpet?
I don't really know. If you want to see some things that would really sadden your heart you should read a few iPhone / Touch forums. We are talking about people that don't have a clue with respect to computing hardware that blindly support everything Apple does. Suggesting that open development could be a good thing just brings on hostility.

The good thing is that there are a lot of people that just don't see the need to put up with Apples attitude and see the potential in the i series devices. Sure there are compromises, as there is in all hardware but one has to admit that for the price apples stuff isn't that bad.

Dave