"Some Nokia employees continually disparage Apple, internally calling it The California Fruit Company," he said.
Classy. Nothing quite like mocking one of the companies that's been ripping you limb from limb for the past three-and-a-half years.
Classy. Nothing quite like mocking one of the companies that's been ripping you limb from limb for the past three-and-a-half years.
Even though Nokia was never really popular in America, they had and still have an incredibly strong presence in other regions - especially Asia which has a robust mobile market.
Sure, their smart phones don't compare to what iOS or Android offers, but there's a ton of people out there who aren't using phones like those.
I carry an iPhone 3GS and friends/family are always ribbing me because my 'smart phone' can't do basic things like send ringtones or songs to others via bluetooth or even contacts via sms.
I'm just saying that there's a whole world of people out there who have a completely different use-case for their mobile phone and Nokia still dominates that market.
Even though Windows was less popular with designers, Microsoft still dominated the business computer market in other areas. Sure, until recently their desktop OS didn't compare to what OS X or Linux offers, but there's a ton of people out there who aren't using OS like those.
I use a Macbook and friends are always ribbing me because I sometimes need to jump through hoops to read Word Docs and Excel Spreadsheets.
I'm just saying there's a whole world of people out there...
Come to think of it, Microsofties also ridiculed their competition.
I don't believe that most of the Nokia people perceive the situation as being surpassed by Apple.
If voice calling is your main and only application, they win hands down. Good sound, easy to use even with one hand and without looking at it, one week use on a single charge...
While when Nokia's employees or fans mock ifanboys's and doridroolers's toys - its just, well sad.
As pointed out elsewhere in these comments, Nokia has a huge chunk of market in the rest of the world. If they could blur the lines between smart phone and feature phones, they could easily disrupt the smartphone market in developing markets, before it can even come to being. Think about it, people in Africa are using SMS services the way we use Apps. Even though this is uglier, it works great in their situation, because the vehicle fits the terrain much better.
The time lag between the developed world and the developing world is like having a telescope that can look into the future. If Nokia can't capitalize on their position and this kind of foresight, then it's a damn shame. (My money is that someone in India and/or China will see the same opportunity and disrupt all of Apple/Android/WP7/Blackberry/Nokia in this way.)