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Nokia's iPhone, No Seriously

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the phone-in-cheek dept.

Several readers have written to tell us that Engadget has a look at Nokia's visions for the future. "It was presented during Nokia's GoPlay event this morning as a glimpse into the future of Nokia interface design. Oh, and it's due out next year. When pressed during the Q&A about the striking similarity to the little Cupertino device, Anssi Vanjoki — Nokia's Executive VP & General Manager of Multimedia — said, 'If there is something good in the world then we copy with pride.' Well, ok then."

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  1. well duh by ILuvRamen · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The only way I'd buy an iPhone-like device is if it wasn't from Apple. I hate their overly-controlling, overpriced, pay for the brand name, turbo-hype, and looks over functionality. Nokia on the other hand just makes phones and they're good.

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    Google's Super Secret Search Algorithm: SELECT @search_results FROM internet WHERE @search_results = 'good'
  2. looks like an iPhone by scolbert · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Looks like an iPhone but won't work like an iPhone. There is a simplicity to Apple's iPhone design that gives you the impression that its easy to copy. Copying a feature here or there is not the way to copy the iPhone (which is more than a sum of its part or UI elements). Man I love my iPhone. Who can improve on it... Apple. Period.

    Sammy / my Apple iPhone

  3. Re:This is S60 4.0 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Do those "significant gaps and compromises" that you mention include, for example...

    Not allowing people to cut & paste text?
    Not supporting video recording?
    Not supporting the use of MP3s as ring tones?
    Using a battery that won't last more than 24 hours?
    Using a non-user-replaceable battery?
    Not allowing users to add (and hot-swap) memory cards?
    Not giving public access to your APIs and encouraging OSS development?
    Not supporting 3G?
    Not supporting MMS?

    Because, you see... Nokia supports all that in most of their phones. The iPhone doesn't, despite being more expensive. And then there's all the free 3rd party software for Symbian, which you simply cannot get (or develop yourself) for the iPhone.

    This page says it all, really.