I think browsing this gives you a good idea of why Nokia failed. they really thought they had it all figured out and it was now time to lay back and just try out random shit.
they would never have the same kind of focus or philosophy as Apple, nor the willpower to pivot to real smartphones and a proper OS for them
Yeah, Apple today really do look like Nokia did in 2006, particularly their self indulgent tendencies. (If you were in Europe at the time this is far clearer - the north american cellphone market was nothing like as advanced pre-iPhone).
The N95 is a great example because the internals were superb, but the software was just so poorly conceived. S60 started in the wrong place and the more they worked on it the less it seemed like making it remotely usable was a priority.
The noise from Symbian at the time was that Nokia would get a new chip in and then come up with some lunatic scheme that involved using all the new CPU power in the stupidest way possible, causing newer versions to have even worse performance over time.
Their lunacy wasn't confined to S60 ( <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_3650" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_3650 ), they also released madness like <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_7600" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_7600 . It's no surprise that during this time SonyEricsson started making serious inroads on them with things like the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Ericsson_K750" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Ericsson_K750
It was lunacy business-wise but it sure brought some color to the market and I really liked seeing what they came up with. It wasn't for me, and not for most people, of course. But now we all have a black glass slab. Does make me a bit sad and am always eyeballing new form-factors (ie cyberdeck like). Idk, it's how capitalism works, but perhaps one day technology will find a way to be more flexible and we can bring back some lunacy...
r_lee · · focus · HN ↗
they would never have the same kind of focus or philosophy as Apple, nor the willpower to pivot to real smartphones and a proper OS for them
adev_ · · focus · HN ↗
You mean like Apple today ?
The Apple watch is from 2015.
What new product Apple produced since Tim Cook took over ?
The iPhone Duo ? Ironically it has quite a smell of Nokia N95 all over again.
fidotron · · focus · HN ↗
The N95 is a great example because the internals were superb, but the software was just so poorly conceived. S60 started in the wrong place and the more they worked on it the less it seemed like making it remotely usable was a priority.
The noise from Symbian at the time was that Nokia would get a new chip in and then come up with some lunatic scheme that involved using all the new CPU power in the stupidest way possible, causing newer versions to have even worse performance over time.
Their lunacy wasn't confined to S60 ( <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_3650" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_3650 ), they also released madness like <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_7600" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_7600 . It's no surprise that during this time SonyEricsson started making serious inroads on them with things like the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Ericsson_K750" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Ericsson_K750
teekert · · focus · HN ↗