Comments on: Will Nokia Dump Symbian for Android? Um, No. http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20090706/will-nokia-dump-symbian-for-android-um-no/ by John Paczkowski Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:28:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: m189.com- News & Reviews » Nokia: No Android phones for us http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20090706/will-nokia-dump-symbian-for-android-um-no/comment-page-1/#comment-10067 m189.com- News & Reviews » Nokia: No Android phones for us Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:41:48 +0000 http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/?p=20712#comment-10067 [...] And as All Things Digital points out, cozying up to Android would be a singularly odd thing for Nokia to do, given that it recently completed a $400-million acquisition of Symbian, setting it up as an open-source competitor to Android and the iPhone OS. [...] [...] And as All Things Digital points out, cozying up to Android would be a singularly odd thing for Nokia to do, given that it recently completed a $400-million acquisition of Symbian, setting it up as an open-source competitor to Android and the iPhone OS. [...]

]]> By: Fred Hamranhansenhansen http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20090706/will-nokia-dump-symbian-for-android-um-no/comment-page-1/#comment-9850 Fred Hamranhansenhansen Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:53:49 +0000 http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/?p=20712#comment-9850 It's great for Nokia to go their own way. But they have to measure their software stack against Apple's and Symbian doesn't cut it. Nokia could be making notebook PC's also. They are leaving so much money on the table by thinking small. It’s great for Nokia to go their own way. But they have to measure their software stack against Apple’s and Symbian doesn’t cut it.

Nokia could be making notebook PC’s also. They are leaving so much money on the table by thinking small.

]]> By: Stewart Midwinter http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20090706/will-nokia-dump-symbian-for-android-um-no/comment-page-1/#comment-9810 Stewart Midwinter Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:44:02 +0000 http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/?p=20712#comment-9810 I think this "rumour" was a trial balloon by someone at Nokia. Judging by some of the excited discussion it's provoked, the trial balloon has proved its purpose, which is: to demonstrate how unappealing Symbian OS and its apps are compared to Android and its apps. For those who want their smartphone to be an always-connected link to the 'net, Symbian OS just doesn't cut it. Many observers have characterized the touchscreen implementation of Symbian as awkward and kludgy, and I'd agree with them. I own a Nokia 5800 and an iPod Touch, and the Apple device is far easier to use. Further, there's just so much more you can do with the Apple device because of the massive number of apps (even if 80% are games or joke apps). Android comes second in apps, and Nokia... way behind. If Nokia dumped Symbian today and only released Android phones, the number of apps available to its users would taken a sudden jump upward. Nokia's been selling bazillions of phones for years, and using Symbian all that time... where are the apps? How is that there are more useful touchscreen apps for Android which has been around less than a year, on only one device? Don't get me wrong, Nokia makes great hardware, but Symbian OS and its apps bears a striking resemblance to OS/2 Warp.. and we all know know what happened to that. I think this “rumour” was a trial balloon by someone at Nokia. Judging by some of the excited discussion it’s provoked, the trial balloon has proved its purpose, which is: to demonstrate how unappealing Symbian OS and its apps are compared to Android and its apps.

For those who want their smartphone to be an always-connected link to the ‘net, Symbian OS just doesn’t cut it.

Many observers have characterized the touchscreen implementation of Symbian as awkward and kludgy, and I’d agree with them. I own a Nokia 5800 and an iPod Touch, and the Apple device is far easier to use.

Further, there’s just so much more you can do with the Apple device because of the massive number of apps (even if 80% are games or joke apps). Android comes second in apps, and Nokia… way behind.

If Nokia dumped Symbian today and only released Android phones, the number of apps available to its users would taken a sudden jump upward. Nokia’s been selling bazillions of phones for years, and using Symbian all that time… where are the apps? How is that there are more useful touchscreen apps for Android which has been around less than a year, on only one device?

Don’t get me wrong, Nokia makes great hardware, but Symbian OS and its apps bears a striking resemblance to OS/2 Warp.. and we all know know what happened to that.

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