Take a look at the images below, they’re advertising bills posted in New York City. Do they sound like they’re alluding to something more than the Nokia N-Series phones being customizable? Well, they should. Nokia’s launched their “Open to anything” ad-campaign in response to Apple’s recent iPhone update v1.1.1. As you’ll remember, the update basically locked-down the iPhone to factory status and killed all third-party applications – closing down the OS.
Hey, Steve! You might do well to take a page out of Nokia’s playbook. You’ve already got the sexiest phone on the market, but looks alone will only take you so far. Nokia is touting their N-Series phones as being “Open to anything,” and that “The best devices have no limits” (other than the speed limit of the anemic processors – sorry, couldn’t resist). We agree.
Sure, multi-touch is badass. Yes, the iPhone is a beautiful piece of kit. But, if you sit on your high-horse and keep this all this sexiness locked-down, you might just find that the more homely devices with more features and flexibility will be the ones serving you a slice of humble pie. You listening, Stevie? Get the hell off that damn horse and give your customers what they want.
We love the iPhone, that much is clear. Don’t make us have to switch to the N95, just on principle alone.