Nokia mocks iPhone 4iclarified.com 13 pointsChRoss16 years ago8 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−jason_tko16yGlass houses, stones, etc.Heres someone demonstrating the same problem on a Nokia E71 phone.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amPG52DVQuk&feature=playe...−siglesias16yPoor Nokia took the bait. Now every story covering this will almost inevitably include links to Nokia's own phones exhibiting this issue.−nijikunai16yUsually when companies mock their competitors it shows how desperate they really are. But then again, Apple also does this (They did mock Windows in one of their ads).−siglesias16yIn more than one of them, that's for dang sure.−tyler16yThe actual blog post: http://conversations.nokia.com/2010/06/28/how-do-you-hold-yo...−richlittlehale16yhttp://techcrunch.com/2010/06/28/apple-weve-sold-over-1-7-mi..."most successful launch in Apple's history" ~ Steve JobsWhen was the last time anyone stood in line for 3 days for a Nokia product launch?−ramchip16yThe iPhone 4 launch was popular. I agree.But how is this related to reception problems and Nokia's tongue-in-cheek post?−zach16yBecause given that context, it's hard to resist seeing this sort of thing as sour grapes.I'm not claiming it is, but that impression is hard to avoid even if they are very gentle about poking fun indirectly as the case is here.
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Glass houses, stones, etc.
Heres someone demonstrating the same problem on a Nokia E71 phone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amPG52DVQuk&feature=playe...
Poor Nokia took the bait. Now every story covering this will almost inevitably include links to Nokia's own phones exhibiting this issue.
Usually when companies mock their competitors it shows how desperate they really are. But then again, Apple also does this (They did mock Windows in one of their ads).
In more than one of them, that's for dang sure.
The actual blog post: http://conversations.nokia.com/2010/06/28/how-do-you-hold-yo...
http://techcrunch.com/2010/06/28/apple-weve-sold-over-1-7-mi...
"most successful launch in Apple's history" ~ Steve Jobs
When was the last time anyone stood in line for 3 days for a Nokia product launch?
The iPhone 4 launch was popular. I agree.
But how is this related to reception problems and Nokia's tongue-in-cheek post?
Because given that context, it's hard to resist seeing this sort of thing as sour grapes.
I'm not claiming it is, but that impression is hard to avoid even if they are very gentle about poking fun indirectly as the case is here.