Comments on: Nokia 3310 = iPod

By: tf

tf — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 05:29:19 +0000

A pathetically stupid analogy from an overanxious Zune fanboy.

A product family is one product? Because as far as I know, Nokia is still the largest, most popular, dominant cellphone manufacturer.

So even if one model of a cellphone was once popular (it still never had 75-85% marketshare), that does not mean that the iPod which is 3 distinct forms over 5 generations will die.

By: shadow101

shadow101 — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 00:14:50 +0000

they are not saying that the nokia is dead they are saying that that phone the nokia 3310 died which will happen to the iphone.(he he he)

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 07:45:34 +0000

Interestingly, John C. Dvorak Recently wrote a piece on why the iPhone will fail, and it’s really something to think about. Sure, it’s probably overblown, like most of his columns (the iPhone is overblown too), but it’s a good point. The cell phone business moves much faster than MP3 players’. Remember how cool Nextel’s Push-to-talk feature was? Remember Boost Mobile? Remember the Razr? Yeah, they’re all still around, but they’re all dying off because of oversaturation; too cool for their own good.

The iPhone won’t be able to keep up its cool act, especially since they’re brand new to the phone market. Users accept when OSX crashes (and boy does it crash) or a program freezes. They’re not going to accept that from their phones. Especially with its abysmal power support, I think people use their phones as a reliant device. No one is going to listen to music on a device that they need to communicate with. It kills too much power.

So long iPhone. We barely knew ye.

By: tf

tf — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 16:23:25 +0000

umm, there’s no mention of the iphone. iPod is much a brand, not a single model, as Nokia.

I would say: the mini is the Nokia 3310. Everyone had one, they were everywhere for two years. Now not. But guess what? The iPod brand has not been diminished by any other single competitor.

By: shadow101

shadow101 — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 18:36:13 +0000

the ipod is kinda getting less popular especially at the school i go to everyone said they would rather have a zune.

By: HB

HB — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:02:30 +0000

The iPod consumer base was larger than Nokia’s so it will take longer to diminish. There hasn’t been any real competitors for iPod, atleast none like the Zune. iPod may will never dimish, and Darren is not stating that, he is merely explaining how, as the consumer base grows wiser, the loyal fans will desire something more, something that Macintosh can’t offer. It is only a matter of time before Microsoft unleashes an arsenal of features that will make the iPod seem obsolete. Microsoft has the upper hand after dominating the software and video game markets, all Macintosh has is an inferior Operating System. After features are enabled, through Windows and the Xbox360, consumers will realize what they are missing from the iPod. They may not turn to the Zune, but the Zune will help Macintosh’s blind fad-following consumer base to wake up and see what they’re missing.

By: tf

tf — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 11:48:06 +0000

“the ipod is kinda getting less popular especially at the school i go to everyone said they would rather have a zune. ”

Yeah, everyone as in 2% of the total market.

HB, Nokia is not one phone. The iPod is not made by Macintosh. Pink and Watermelon and NOT skipping are not an arsenal of features.

By: HB

HB — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 02:32:55 +0000

I will say it again. It is only a matter of time before Microsoft unleashes an arsenal of features. They don’t have them yet, but as is, the current Zune has much more potential than the current iPods. Will Microsoft release a killer update and take full advantage of the Zune? Only time can tell.

By: Darren Johnson

Darren Johnson — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 07:52:04 +0000

Thanks for reading everyone. I agree that the iPod brand is very strong, but like I said in the article, no brand lasts forever. In Apple’s case, the iPod IS the brand (in all of it’s versions). It’s the nature of business. I’m not even arguing that the Zune will be the player to de-throne the iPod, only that it will happen eventually and that Microsoft has as good a chance as anyone.