I find Nokia's reaction to the iPhone release always interesting:
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> Nokia impact minimal in terms of financials, but may impede US penetration or success
> Even though Steve Jobs emphasized iPhone superiority to “Buttons”, it is to be expected that the Consumer QWERTY category will continue to succeed
Back then everyone believed that. Even Android vendors. Motorola Droid did sell well. Touch screen typing was really annoying until Swype really took off.
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lelandfe · · focus · HN ↗
> Nokia impact minimal in terms of financials, but may impede US penetration or success
> Even though Steve Jobs emphasized iPhone superiority to “Buttons”, it is to be expected that the Consumer QWERTY category will continue to succeed
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