"This is one of those happy situations where everybody seems to be doing R&D on something different. Apple is the user-interface king. RIM knows about keyboards and corporate manageability. Nokia is trying to turn itself into "a services company," so it's creating a new model for mobile content. HTC has always been a great commoditizer, bringing high-end concepts to a range of carriers, form factors, and price brackets. And Google likes it when things cost as close to zero dollars as possible.
Now everybody is going to build on everybody else's advances. The result: In 2009, smartphones are going to be cheaper. They're going to be easier to use. We're going to have tactile touch screens, great media capabilities, and lots and lots of cool third-party software.
RIM, Nokia, and HTC must be writing love notes to Steve Jobs for helping them out like this. By making exclusive deals with carriers, Apple left lots of room in the market for competitors to flourish."
- Sascha Segan posts a nice piece on the future of smartphones (iPhone, Blackberries etc) entitled Blackberry Storm Warning at PCMag.com.
Stephen Shields
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