Chris Weber, Nokia's new North American president, is making the rounds touting Nokia's smartphone strategy. Tim Bray has the most succinct response:
Not really sure this "phone" app on my pocket computer has much of a future.less than a minute ago via web 
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Microsoft and Nokia are trying to make the case that customers want a people-centric interface, not app centric. In an interview with Venturebeat Weber says that apps are 'outdated', that Nokia is putting customers, to him the end user and the carrier, first, and that this will differentiate WP7 and win the market.
This seems to me very far off target. My phone is about me more than my contacts. People who want a phone with nice contact lists and communications would probably be happy with a feature phone. Emphasizing carriers without even mentioning developers shows how this strategy doesn't incorporate the mobile Internet, the future of the mobile platform.
If its current sales numbers are any indication, then Nokia’s on-the-fly reinvention is like Wile E. Coyote racing off the cliff in pursuit of Road Runner, and flapping hard before going splat. If there continues to be a global economic slowdown, then Nokia would find itself in a pretty bad place much sooner than the company can handle.
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