woensdag 6 januari 2010
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Today, Google officially released it's phone, the Nexus One. They made it look really big, with an 1.5 hours during Event and some real big words. And to be honest - it's not bad.
It's just not the revolution they were hoping it would bring. The Android OS, (version 2.1) is quite great and offers some stuff the iPhone lacks natively (like facebook integration) but nothing the iphone's app store doesn't offer. Next to that, the Android UX isn't that great and inuitative as the iPhone's, although it really isn't bad.
So, what does it mean for the iPhone? Personally, I don't think it'll affect it that much. Of course there will be some gadget freaks switch to the Nexus, and may be some hardcore google users, and regular phone owners, but I don't believe it'll bring a stop to the iPhone's rise. It might displace (a part of) Windows Mobile's market share, but that will fall or stand by the business possibilities of the Nexus. And hopefully, it'll make Apple's next version of the OS (3.5?) and next version of the phone (iPhone 4g? iPhone WIMAX?) be even more great, by taking the best of Android and bringing it to the iPhone OS!
In the end, it's all user preference.. and as far as I am concerned, Apple remains king in satisfying it's customers. The iPhone may not be the technically most impressive phone, but when you own one, you never have to check an manual to get something done, and you'll get everything you want done in no time. And that's the core of user experience, in the end the phone is just the means to call your girlfriend, or to update your facebook/twitter/orcut status. And the easier you'll reach that goal using the means (the phone) the better it's UX is.
As you might think, I'm an iphone owner, and this article's scope was nothing more than my thoughts on the Nexus release. If you ask me, the completely missed the point. Regular customers aren't interested in 'open source' or '1 ghz processors', but in an phone which does what it's being told to. And HTC (the Nexus hardware manufacturer) is known to create phones which aren't that responsive as you'd like!
But, time will tell us the story of the Nexus. Will it revolutionarize the Phone market, or will it just kill nokia, in cooperation with Steve Jobs?
It's just not the revolution they were hoping it would bring. The Android OS, (version 2.1) is quite great and offers some stuff the iPhone lacks natively (like facebook integration) but nothing the iphone's app store doesn't offer. Next to that, the Android UX isn't that great and inuitative as the iPhone's, although it really isn't bad.
So, what does it mean for the iPhone? Personally, I don't think it'll affect it that much. Of course there will be some gadget freaks switch to the Nexus, and may be some hardcore google users, and regular phone owners, but I don't believe it'll bring a stop to the iPhone's rise. It might displace (a part of) Windows Mobile's market share, but that will fall or stand by the business possibilities of the Nexus. And hopefully, it'll make Apple's next version of the OS (3.5?) and next version of the phone (iPhone 4g? iPhone WIMAX?) be even more great, by taking the best of Android and bringing it to the iPhone OS!
In the end, it's all user preference.. and as far as I am concerned, Apple remains king in satisfying it's customers. The iPhone may not be the technically most impressive phone, but when you own one, you never have to check an manual to get something done, and you'll get everything you want done in no time. And that's the core of user experience, in the end the phone is just the means to call your girlfriend, or to update your facebook/twitter/orcut status. And the easier you'll reach that goal using the means (the phone) the better it's UX is.
As you might think, I'm an iphone owner, and this article's scope was nothing more than my thoughts on the Nexus release. If you ask me, the completely missed the point. Regular customers aren't interested in 'open source' or '1 ghz processors', but in an phone which does what it's being told to. And HTC (the Nexus hardware manufacturer) is known to create phones which aren't that responsive as you'd like!
But, time will tell us the story of the Nexus. Will it revolutionarize the Phone market, or will it just kill nokia, in cooperation with Steve Jobs?
1 reacties:
Good post. Interesting Angle.
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