Nokia and Microsoft square off in internet ready phone war

[Ed Hansberry]

<a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/rf/020219/n18251341_2.html">http://biz.yahoo.com/rf/020219/n18251341_2.html</a><br /><br />Is today National Smart Phone Press Release day? :-D Here is another article on SmartPhones and Internet Ready phones pitting two of the largest technology companies in the world against each other. The rivalry between Nokia and MS is nothing new, and now Nokia is taking a page out of the MS playbook by opening their OS up to make things easier for mobile phone makers.<br /><br />"Top-ranked mobile phone maker Nokia said on Monday it would offer other mobile handset suppliers a complete design kit for making Internet-ready phones, seeking to stave off a push by Microsoft Corp. into the mobile market. The move by Nokia, maker of one of every three mobile phones sold globally, takes aim at computer software giant Microsoft, which said earlier on Monday it was offering phone makers a standard kit of software and computer chips to build new 'smartphones'."<br /><br />Every day the mobile phone battle reminds me more and more of the computer industry in the 70's and early '80's where every computer maker had their own operating system that ran on their own proprietary hardware. Then MS-DOS took off on IBM clones and really opened things up to hardware manufacturers, developers and especially consumers. I cannot predict who will come out on top of the smart phone battle from an OS standpoint, but I can predict that consumers will be the eventual winner.<br /><br />Now, I just hope the carriers act together so we can play in this game. Don't make us use these cool new smart phones on your proprietary internal "internets." I can see them now greedily planning on how they can charge us for each theme and ringtone we download. Ugh!

[Daniel]

Is today National Smart Phone Press Release day? :-D Here is another article on SmartPhones and Internet Ready phones pitting two of the largest technology companies in the world against each other. The rivalry between Nokia and MS is nothing new, and now Nokia is taking a page out of the MS playbook by opening their OS up to make things easier for mobile phone makers.

Good thing too. :)

Every day the mobile phone battle reminds me more and more of the computer industry in the 70's and early '80's where every computer maker had their own operating system that ran on their own proprietary hardware. Then MS-DOS took off on IBM clones and really opened things up to hardware manufacturers, developers and especially consumers. I cannot predict who will come out on top of the smart phone battle from an OS standpoint, but I can predict that consumers will be the eventual winner.

Doesn't it just. Let's hope that Nokia has learned from the past and doesn't do anything stupid on an IBM scale.

Now, I just hope the carriers act together so we can play in this game. Don't make us use these cool new smart phones on your proprietary internal "internets." I can see them now greedily planning on how they can charge us for each theme and ringtone we download. Ugh!

They already are! That's why PPC2k2PE is a good idea. :)

daniel

[Marc Zimmermann]

I can see them now greedily planning on how they can charge us for each theme and ringtone we download. Ugh!


Everybody who downloads ringtones and skins deserves to be charged... :twisted:

[Daniel]

Everybody who downloads ringtones and skins deserves to be charged... :twisted:

If only making them wasn't so annoying! :)

daniel

[Ed Hansberry]

Everybody who downloads ringtones and skins deserves to be charged... :twisted:

Skins - no. ringtones - YES! :lol: But they should ahve to pay the people around them for their suffering.

[philfp]

Everybody who downloads ringtones and skins deserves to be charged... :twisted:


...with 240 volts alternating current (OK... 110V for those of you in the good ol' U. S. of A.)

[JMountford]

I really like the idea of a Smartphone, but honestly I would rather have a great stupid phone!! I do not need a phone with a PDA built in. I have been there done that, they really are just too big to use for normal voice conversations. Of course I have never seen an ergonomic Cell Phone anyway.

The thing that gets me is Where are all the CDMA OEMs in all this? The MS Smartphone OS looks neat, but I have seen it before. Now where was it? Oh yeah on my iPaq!!! It is called Pocket PC. And get this... on my Pocket PC I can touch the screen and it makes the device do things!!!! That is not so with the smartphone platform, but the screen is nearly the same size as a PPC. What gives? I like my cell phones small. Honestly it would be great if the darn thing strapped to me wrist and was completely voice dialed even for single numbers. then you have a head set ala Bluetooth and there you go! It just ticks me off that I may have to switch to a GSM carrier to get any decent handsets. And heck Nokia does not even send any of the really nice units over to us in the States so just screw them anyway.

[James]

Skins - no. ringtones - YES! :lol: But they should ahve to pay the people around them for their suffering.


Hey now...I happen to like my Close Encounters of the Third Kind ringtone thank you very much :)

[Daniel]

...Where are all the CDMA OEMs in all this?

Indeed, I hear you brother!

...completely voice dialed even for single numbers

Ericsson T60 (I think) it doesn't strap to your wrist, but it does do single number dialling. I think they're calling it Super Voice Dialling (that'd work in Japan even!). But you could chuck it in your bag and forget about it. It's a simple phone with this really filth option, the only thing is I can't remember if it has Bluetooth or not, it would be a waste if it didn't.

Now that I think of it, I think the T60 is even CDMA! :)

daniel

[Jason Dunn]

I do not need a phone with a PDA built in. I have been there done that, they really are just too big to use for normal voice conversations.


Have you ever held the Sendo phone? If not, don't jabber too loudly - the prototypes I've seen are KILLER. Very, very well designed.

[spg]

Skins - no. ringtones - YES! :lol: But they should ahve to pay the people around them for their suffering.


Hey now...I happen to like my Close Encounters of the Third Kind ringtone thank you very much :)


lol, how about the fur elise ring tone? Talk about driving you crazy!

[JMountford]

Jason I always reserve my final judgement untill I see something for myself. I do see from the pictures that the Sendo is fairly compact. But ya know what!? It is not CDMA so I don't care. :D Seriously though Like I have said before I have the smallest phone that currently exists. Phones should be small. But that is my preference and others may thing differently.

[Daniel]

Skins - no. ringtones - YES! :lol: But they should ahve to pay the people around them for their suffering.Hey now...I happen to like my Close Encounters of the Third Kind ringtone thank you very much :)lol, how about the fur elise ring tone? Talk about driving you crazy!

I love all the pirate themed tunes in the T39, they totally rock out. Nothing like a sea shanty to tell you that the office is calling... ;)

daniel

[James]

I love all the pirate themed tunes in the T39, they totally rock out. Nothing like a sea shanty to tell you that the office is calling... ;)


The Funeral March is much better for that one :)

[Daniel]

The Funeral March is much better for that one :)

I actually use the Imperial March off Star Wars for work; even more fitting! :)

daniel

[James]

I actually use the Imperial March off Star Wars for work; even more fitting! :)


Depends on which company you work for I suppose :)