HP announced its iPaq smart phone yesterday and joined the long, uninspiring catalog of Windows Mobile-based smart phones.,The Motos unveiled it, the Nokias reproduced it and now so have LG and Samsung (notice the similarity between Moto Q, HP iPaq and Cingluar's Blackjack, for example). These phones come with the run-of-the-mill designs and look like each other's clones.
Th only exceptions are RIM's Blackberry phones and Palm's Treo series phones. They have their own OS, can cross-connect and exchange data easily without crashing every time you try to read a document, listen to a song and open a new mail simultaneously.
But, Apple's new iPhone will take the smart phone technology to a whole new level. With Apple's legendary sleek hardware, reliable OS and brilliant touch screen features, the iPhone will raise the expectations of the cellphone owners to new heights. They will look for similar features in their Motos, Nokias, HPs and LGs.
And that's why iPaq will fail to capture attention of a market that's already been spoiled by the next generation devices promised and delivered by Steve Jobs.
Th only exceptions are RIM's Blackberry phones and Palm's Treo series phones. They have their own OS, can cross-connect and exchange data easily without crashing every time you try to read a document, listen to a song and open a new mail simultaneously.
But, Apple's new iPhone will take the smart phone technology to a whole new level. With Apple's legendary sleek hardware, reliable OS and brilliant touch screen features, the iPhone will raise the expectations of the cellphone owners to new heights. They will look for similar features in their Motos, Nokias, HPs and LGs.
And that's why iPaq will fail to capture attention of a market that's already been spoiled by the next generation devices promised and delivered by Steve Jobs.
1 comment:
The consumer electronics space is hard place to be in. Consumers are fickle and are always willing to jump to the next cool gadget. Motorola post RAZR is a case in point. Apple is no stranger to this place, they probably understand 'cool' better than anyone else. Notice how their iPod juggernaut just keeps rolling.
There are plenty of competitors, one that caught my eye is the LG Prada phone . Unlike Apple, Prada is big in Europe. I also think the LG phone looks better, but maybe the brunette is clouding my judgement.
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