HN and the Tech Blogosphere tend to be populated by a certain community and that community is influenced by their common opinions and tastes. Right now the common belief amongst that community is we’re moving into a period where software matters more than hardware and platforms are more important than phone companies.
Call it the “App Store Mentality”
Sure you can build apps for Symbian just as you can build apps for the now redubbed Classic Windows Smartphone. But the lack of an app store represents a barrier that seems to prevent normal people from installing apps. This in turn makes Symbian look like an OS that’s built around the old model of apps just being a cool thing that power users can do.
So I don’t think it’s Nokia as much as it’s their dedication to a platform that seems to be trying to maintain the old status quo where Manufacturer and Carrier are more powerful than platform.
Call it the “App Store Mentality”
Sure you can build apps for Symbian just as you can build apps for the now redubbed Classic Windows Smartphone. But the lack of an app store represents a barrier that seems to prevent normal people from installing apps. This in turn makes Symbian look like an OS that’s built around the old model of apps just being a cool thing that power users can do.
So I don’t think it’s Nokia as much as it’s their dedication to a platform that seems to be trying to maintain the old status quo where Manufacturer and Carrier are more powerful than platform.