It’s true, Nokia unveiled their “iPhone Clone” at their GoPlay event this morning. It’s buttonless, and looks extremely similar to the iPhone. And Nokia isn’t shying away from the fact that they “copied” off of Apple. In fact, their Executive Vice President and General Manager of Multimedia said, “If there is something good in the world then we copy with pride.” So apparently innovation goes out the door when “something good” comes along?
If Nokia can sell their iPhone version for less than what Apple sells their for, and can also sell it unlocked, they’ll likely be extremely successful. Copying is not always a bad thing, but hopefully they’ll add unique features to it. And maybe they’ll even make an effort to improve on some of the things that Apple missed like the ability to copy and paste?
Knowing Apple fans and how loyal they tend to be, I thought it would be worth it to see their reaction to the “iPhone Clone,” so I headed over to The Unofficial Apple Weblog where the Apple fans definitely had something to say. Some of the highlights:
- “Apple better do something to stop them from releasing this second-rate, knocked-off monstrosity.”
- Is this Nokia’s idea of a joke or what?
- Nokia could NEVER compete with Apple. Not even in their wildest dreams.
Another comment from TUAW falls in line with my thinking. In the business world as we’ve seen over and over again: “At the end of the day if you believe you can’t beat it, copy it. It’s not right, but business is business” Was I surprised Nokia took this route? Absolutely not! And they won’t be the only ones either. In a way, this is a compliment to Apple for the innovation that went into the iPhone. And to think, the companies that will end up copying them have been in the cell phone industry for years! You’d think they would have been the ones to come out with a an innovative phone like the iPhone first, not a computer company! Competition is usually never a bad thing, and in this situation, I think only good will come from it.
Source: Engadget
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Aha, you really can’t copy and paste on the iPhone. I thought there had to be a way. It would be really useful. I also found it hard to modify the end of a very long URL -can’t get to it easily. I don’t have an iPhone (or a cell phone), I just tried it at the Apple store.
“Nokia could NEVER compete with Apple. Not even in their wildest dreams.”
Pretty sure Nokia is the 2nd largest mobile phone maker in the world, so I’d say that they can compete pretty well!
LOL…I was actually kinda surprised at the interface. But then again the iPhone did get the interface part right even a baby can use it (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZwKPDvYA2M). Well just have to wait and see if Nokia does a good job with this one, and have as many carriers carry this phone than just one.
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Anyone saying that Nokia can’t compete has a thing or two to learn. Nokia has been in the mobile device market for a long time now, and they know what people want. Nokia will find a way to make this device as close to the iPhone as possible, all while keeping it at a more reasonable price (definitely under $400 I would say).
Sorry Nokia is number 1! more to back up my point
Nokia do have a pretty good handle on smartphones. N95 being a fantastic example. Thats a great phone. If they could get some of the N95 functionality into the touch screen phone then they have a winner.
S60 has had touchscreen support for along while but no phone utilises it. Having said that i expect alot of 3rd party software to be inconsistent at first while they get used to another UI. With this Nokia will have a strong presence in all 3 UI areas: one hand, keyboard and now Touchscreen.
Seeing the kind of limitations that the apple iphone has, iam sure nokia will come out with a winner. Nokia has been finland’s pride for long now, and this would be another quality product. Would love to see Nokia knock the sox out of arrogant Apple.