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Let's wait and see what they actually come up with. At the moment we're being asked to wait until 2011 for the new Nokias, so I certainly wouldn't buy a Nokia before then and I probably wouldn't buy another Windows phone before then either before I see what their offerings are.
I have a BlackBerry 9800 and it has been brilliant. I'm not much of a nerd when it comes to the type of phone I have so I don't get what everyone is raving about with regards to the new iPhones etc. I've had over a dozen Nokia's and not one has ever given me trouble. The 9800 does have better features though and I am enjoying it immensly.
Just for interest sake:
Apple iPhone manufacture cost = $ 179
Retail price = $ 500
Profit = $ 321
Thats a rip off if ever there was one Apple!
So no taking into account the cost of the software, which is the major component of the phone? Of the $321 profit they have to pay back the money they invested in developing the thing in the first place. Having said that, yes, it is overpriced - I agree!
Of course this isn't even Apples main revenue stream, think how much they get from apps etc.
Well they probably developed the software a few years ago and are steadily just unlocking features :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Mark
That's the production cost for the new IPhone 4 itself. Not sure what the development costs are/were.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
Money is always in the software, not the hardware, so the margins there must be even bigger!
You are probably right. People don't realise that tommorrow's computers & computed systems have already been developed, the "upgrades" are just released slowly especially as loose components such as hard drives,graphics cards, software updates etc so you buy stuff to make your computer & computed system better at a higher price. Smart business.Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
I can only see the Nokia WP7 devices being release in 2012 being very good. Nokia's hardware has always been good, Microsoft is being very strict with hardware requirements and the OS is coming on in leaps and bounds.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
Personally I'm not all that bothered about specs.
My phone is quick
Has 3g
The OS is good
The camera is decent enough
The screen is bright enough, is fantastic in terms of colours and blacks.
It's not a brick
Personally I think too much importance is placed on specs these days above price. Sometimes with Apple, a new phone simply ends up being slimmer or with something slightly bigger, faster or whatever and IMHO that's not reason enough for buying myself a new phone.
I'd disagree with Nokia's hardware always being good. They have a tendancy to underspec their phones with too little CPU power and too little memory for the task at hand. Then N97 being a case in point. However as you say Microsoft lay down strict rules on these things to make sure they aren't associated with under powered phones.
I think the problem there was the OS and how it allocated memory and processor resources. Caroline has the same issue with her 5800 where she can have nothing open yet it's out of memory. I've had (Nokia) phones where all I did was send text messages and play music and they were running out of memory. IMHO that's a Symbian issue.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
Yes, I had it with my N97 and Karen had it with her phone - which is why she ditched it for an iPhone. It was/is a fundamental flaw in the OS design and unbelievable that they'd not only ship phones in that condition but they'd have the same problem on multiple models.