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There's an interesting article on the Register talking about the apathy towards smartphones in the UK and how the Brits favour a bargain price, over the latest whizz bang functionality.
It's an interesting read because once you get the hardcore Apple fans out of the way and enthusiasts, you have a bit of a problem flogging this expensive piece of kit to Joe Public.
They talk about how the iPhone sold out once the price was cut, which seems logical to me and a possible direction for the next gen iPhone.
There's also a good discussion about Nokia smartphones and a reference or two to
and UIQ:
"Sony Ericsson, whose investment in UIQ has given it a far richer and friendlier interface than Nokia's cumbersome S60, looks well placed to capitalise on the renewed interest. It's given a little bit of "touch" to its new phones, but focussed on how the touch UI can help do a couple of things very well. (Page down to the promo videos, here, and you'll see what I mean.) But SE has only two UIQ phones announced, so far."
Here's hoping the 17th June brings even better news about UIQ offerings and gives Apple a run for it's money.
The URL for the article is:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/04/apple_iphone_mystery/
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Posted: 2008-06-04 18:16:17
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We'd never thought of "Total Cost of Ownership" quite like this before. While this may go down a storm with the Emo kids, it's not the way to sell a mass market consumer device. But because it's dependent on closed feedback loops, or what is fashionably called an "information cascade", Nokia seems unable to accept this.
(For example, Nokia's feedback tells it that the N95 is a hugely well-loved phone - but real feedback suggests otherwise. Only a recent flurry of activity by fanboys at the O2 site has dragged the N95's rating up above mediocre.)
Hah. No shit. They're not the only ones, either.
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Posted: 2008-06-04 20:45:33
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Ye gods, I honestly hope there is some renewed interest. It might actually buck SE idea's up a bit and actually make them try
Shock! some new hardware perhaps? Myself, i'd like to a UIQ xperia, using the same hardware. Meh.
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Posted: 2008-06-04 22:01:33
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