Nokia iPhone? Embarassing.
Did you see this article on Engadget about an upcoming Nokia phone that is shockingly similar to the iPhone? It’s accompanied by this quote from Anssi Vanjoki, Nokia’s Executive VP & General Manager of Multimedia: “If there is something good in the world then we copy with pride.”
I could almost believe that this whole story, and the crummy demo video, are fakes designed to embarrass Nokia. In my mind, this lowers the otherwise respectable Nokia to the same level as Chinese counterfeiters who have already released the miniOne, a rip-off of the iPhone. That last article includes an especially interesting story about Samsung, who tracked down a Chinese group who was counterfeiting their products. Samsung was ultimately impressed enough by their operation that they offered them jobs. The counterfeiters turned them down. That says something about the money to be made in counterfeits and the low risk of serious reprisals from the Chinese government.
In other news, I’m looking forward to the upcoming Apple media event, which will likely include the introduction of new iPods.
September 18th, 2007 at 7:16 am
I guess it’s only embarrassing if people buy less phones from Nokia as a result. If it works well, I would assume that a bunch of people would buy the Nokia phone instead of Apple. If that’s the case it’s not embarrassing, its revenue.
September 18th, 2007 at 9:02 pm
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