The reason for iOS devices is the cult following that Apple has. And not to forget that it was awesome experience initially and thre was no Android. Look at the picture now. iOS is losing out to Android on market share, ad revenues etc.
I do hate the Apple cult & its fanboys, but it worked in favor of making iPhone a successful platform. Which proves my point that today the ecosystem matters more then a platform or hardware.
Users in India are not much different. While those in USA are after things that glitter, users here are after things that has tagline "designed in finland". Even if young users want to move to other platforms, they are made to stick to Nokia by the 'margo generation'.
I don't find this to be the case anymore after talking or meeting the college crowed of today.
It might be a gimmick. But it has been extremely helpful for me on Maemo. Multitasking coupled with powerful hardware and awesome web browser is ........
Browser will obviously run as a separate app. Multitasking in what I said means that we should not need to run an app for twitter, one app for facebook, one app for navigation to a friend's home etc. The "People's hub" approach by WinMo 7 is a very good approach for this.
This was made to make th UI uniform across the OS. But it won't work with long lists like application menu. Some simple tweaks should do.
I find this out of context to what I said. I was talking about one app to manage your phone. I find Nokia Ovi suite better in this regard.
Zune is an app for Music & movie management, that is all what it should be. It needs to be lean & fast else it will go the way iTunes is today, a bloated application.
The only reason why S^3 is alive right now is more due to the h/w of N8 than anything else. Had Nokia put it on mid-range device first, it would've bombed real bad. There is still lot more to do for Nokia on Symbian side. But hey, MeeGo is looks damn good and that's where the future is for Nokia.
QFT. Broadcom BCM2727 & that camera FTW.
Please tell me which phone has the largest online gaming network? Oh and which phne has the amazing Office suite support? Hint, it's not Android.
That alone cannot be taken as the reason for an OS' superiority. People have different needs. For example, I don't play games on phone but SMS/talk a lot so the conversation view of SMS matters more to me then games.
About the office suite, I agree. WinMo 7 beats all other phones.
And please oh please, start gaming when you are on the run. The battery bombs in an hour or two at the max.
True, but people do play games, don't they. So for some people, it matters.
Zune pass. hmm. Guess what. we people in India have something better.
Google Music
Nokia Ovi Music.
And they offer lot more than 10 songs per month.
Zune Pass is also in India now, right? I haven't paid attention so correct me if I am wrong.
In India, we pirate music over torrents or copy from a friend. So having Zune pass or iTunes is nullified here.
Nokia Ovi music store has taken a good approach though as you can buy songs free for 1 or 2 years which is enough to get anyone addicted & after which Nokia can charge for the service as users are already hooked.
Oh please tell me which phone can't make video calls in 2010, can't run two apps simultaneously, restricts user as if he was a toddler? Hint: Windows Phone 7!
Again, why do U want to use two apps simultaneously when you have access to all your data at once place?
You did not like Palm Pre. I say there approach with Synergy for unification of SMS, Chat messages & email is still un-rivaled.
Two days, WiFi On the whole time, Zune Pass streaming with it.
