http://wirelessinformaticsforum.wordpress.com/2007/08/22/iphones-10-revenue-share-in-europe/ Official Blog of the WIF: Mobile User Experience & Wireless Informatics commentary Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:30:43 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://wirelessinformaticsforum.wordpress.com/2007/08/22/iphones-10-revenue-share-in-europe/#comment-81 Will Sheward Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:25:46 +0000 http://wirelessinformaticsforum.wordpress.com/2007/08/22/iphones-10-revenue-share-in-europe/#comment-81 I suspect that these Tier 1 carriers would have been less eager to give away the family jewels if other phone manufacturers were giving any hints that they have learned from the iPhone experience. All I'm seeing is announcements centering around 'better, faster' hardware with little thought given to Apple's one big advantage - the amount of attention they've paid to the user interface and the 'relationship' between the phone and the user that the interface creates. I wonder how long it'll be before they wise up to the fact that it really doesn't matter how good the hardware specs are if people hate using the phone. I suspect that these Tier 1 carriers would have been less eager to give away the family jewels if other phone manufacturers were giving any hints that they have learned from the iPhone experience. All I’m seeing is announcements centering around ‘better, faster’ hardware with little thought given to Apple’s one big advantage – the amount of attention they’ve paid to the user interface and the ‘relationship’ between the phone and the user that the interface creates. I wonder how long it’ll be before they wise up to the fact that it really doesn’t matter how good the hardware specs are if people hate using the phone.

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