Earlier today, someone I know asked me this: “What do you think of future Nokia smart phones? Do you think they will stand a chance? Also what about Apple’s iPhone? Do you think the future competition is going to affect their dominance in this space?”
Below is my take on the subject. I thought that I would share and get some feedback (feel free to comment):
Nokia has a tough fight ahead. They have been able to retain the top spot in terms of unit shipped because they lead in emerging countries. I wonder if their margins are getting thinner... Their main competitors for 2008 are Samsung and Sony Ericsson. Both companies have come up with great phones in early 2008. Motorola is going to fade away, unless they come up with a "RAZR-like" success (not by endlessly replicating the RAZR!), which is unlikely, given that the company is, in my opinion, ridden with internal politics and red tape. If you look closely, you will see that there was little evolution on the software side for everyone in this list. All the players above are hardcore *hardware* companies. Now, both Sony Ericsson and Samsung are using Windows Mobile - smart move, because they can’t pull this one off themselves. How long can Nokia resist? Let’s face it, Symbian is under a tremendous pressure from Apple, Microsoft and BlackBerry. (Let’s see what happens with Nokia’s acquisition of Trolltech)
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