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The Battle Lines Are Drawn in the War for Mobile Developers [View article]
You need software for the masses, with an ability to sync effortlessly, or do firmwares updates, etc. Apple uses iTunes, which MILLIONS of people have installed TODAY. (I don't have a RIMM or Nokia data sync program on any computers in my home. Will they work easily, support what platforms, have any bugs??)
Millions of people have accounts with iTunes Music Store, tied to credit cards, etc. They've sold BILLIONs of songs since opening.
The iPhone works just like an iPod for syncing, Apps for iPhone download just like songs.
It's so rock solid I don't see anyone doing better!
I HAD a Palm (650?) and installed Palm Desktop software for OSX on my mac, to help sync data. I also needed something called a "conduit" for Palm, etc. I NEVER got it working correctly. It sucked, and that was mostly just for Contact info, not movies, music, photos, etc.
Nokia Is the Smart(phone) Bet - Barron's [View article]
...those users will likely buy a phone from a company whose devices they are already familiar with, like maybe an iPod, and whose software that syncs between the phone and their computer they ALREADY have installed on their system!
<Nokia has lost some smartphone market share to niche players Apple (AAPL) and Research in Motion (RIMM),>
which will likely continue and redefine those "niche players" as something other than "niche players".
And oh! NOK is coming out with a NEW model! wow! HOW MANY models do they produce anyway? All with different screens, keyboards, electronics, etc... all needing advertising dollars too.
See any elegance and MONEY savings over at Apple, by having one device (ok, 2 memory and 2 color configs) and also that one phone shares many parts (especially the expensive touch screen) with the iPod Touch !
Whose inventory do YOU want to be in charge of stocking parts for and tracking sales??? That's efficiency, that's economies of scale, that's MONEY