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Nokia's iPhone, No Seriously
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."
9/11 Was An Inside Job
You mean 9/11 was done by Steve Jobs?
That explains a lot. The box cutters have been known to be very elegantly designed.
The Symbians. I think they were defeated by the Klingons, and their superior Photoshop skilz.
"Flyin' in just a sweet place,
Never been known to fail..."
The HTC Touch - nice interface, small form factor. Okay, so it's not made by Mr Jobs and Co, but it's a damn nice piece of kit. Works with corporate email (read Exchange), has a decent camera, no network lock-in, and it's cheaper.
.NET, not some poxy Javascript web-based thing...
Yes, the Apple fanboys will say it's Microsoft-based, but the fact is; it's a damn fine piece of kit - oh yeah, and you can write proper software apps for it using
They have only one button, and a featureless slot, in an otherwise blank surface.
"Flyin' in just a sweet place,
Never been known to fail..."
And a featureless slot? That's Just like my Lady's Birthday Suit!
Why are you guys talking about my band The Box Cutters and thanks I think our music is elegant.
By analogy: When I was shopping for a car recently I looked at cool 50K sports car that only seats 2. Well, I drive around with friends a lot and a 4 seater is much more my speed, and I got one with lots of power for about $30K. I could say, as some do with the iPhone, "It only seats two and costs $50K! I can get a 4 seater for half that." So get the freakin' 4 seater.
DING DING DING DING DING! Bad car analogy alert!
It's all marketing! It's more like a hay truck with an oil leak - sometimes a hassle but often worth it because you can earn money with it. Except on Wednesdays, because the hay wholesaler is closed, but the owner has a real cute daughter with red hair who likes to dress up in pink and listen to Def Tones. But that's different than the pink Cadillac SUV driven by a 30-something Mom who wears star-shaped sunglasses with glitter.
Uh, wait... What was the point again?
(reads again)
I have no problem with your religion until you decide it's reason to deprive others of the truth.
So who is copying who, huh? Nokia firsts