All of the Linux developments are a disparate set of projects, |
But it's still a very long way away. |
For a guy like me that's just extraordinary. This is like - I don't want to say it - but it's at architect's dream. |
I have a sense that there's hysteria from the operators. |
If you look at the hype-ometer, music is definitely the hottest. But no one has quite got the right model for the business yet. |
In the face of aggressive competition from Motorola, Samsung, LG and Siemens this is going ot be a challenging goal to achieve. |
Microsoft has realized that, at the end of the day, it can't make much money from selling operating systems for handsets. Instead, it's now looking at an even bigger opportunity. |
Nokia definitely has to place some bets, and the 770 is one of them. |
Nokia's main priority must now be to stabilise its market share by Q3 and hope that it can reverse the current decline in Q4, |
Sony Ericsson's W800 Walkman phone and the K750 are seeing healthy demand in distribution and retail. They are in short supply at retail. |
That would be a sweet deal for Nokia. |
The industry will be lucky to get it out in 2008. Issues with rights, regulations and standards need to be overcome first. |
The model caters to the replacement market where fashion is as much a factor in purchasing decision as function, but it remains to be seen whether European users will adopt it with the vigor that Korean consumers have embraced it. |
The other network operators are starting to get their story together so they can take the fight back to Hutchison and try to take the 3G mindshare back from them. The gloves are off. We're going to see aggressive competition for 3G. |
The Rokr was kind of a disappointment. You hear a song, go home, find it on iTunes, connect your phone and download. The real goal is to download it directly. |