Comment do what you are best at,dont try to rule the world (Score 2, Insightful) 1017
i do believe that mobile phones will merge with all sorts of technologies in the future, may it be mp3s, divx, and what not when minihardrives are added and battery life issues are "solved"..but why would someone specifically buy an all in one super device when there will always be a company that will be better in one or the other technonolgy because they are specialist in only that field (or at least the product they offer)
Why did Apple succeed with the ipod?, i believe because they concentrated on the music lover they segmented their market, created the perfect tool for that segment, keeping this in mind the whole design, technology, etc is based on the profile of the music lover..does a phone maker like nokia have music lovers in mind when they create a communicator? sure they add mp3 support since its a minor addition..but these are two different things and the communicator is aimed at business people so its best for them.
Given the point that apple now rules the portable music market, they didnt start with a million ipods sold, the success came gradually over a period of time where all the marketing and technological efforts of s. jobs settled in, due to the fact that the device had a clear target market. a "all in one device" cant win since nowone can satisfy everyone at once, its not possible...stick with what you know best and go ahead and create synergies but dont try to rule the world, it never works, history has shown that
Why did Apple succeed with the ipod?, i believe because they concentrated on the music lover they segmented their market, created the perfect tool for that segment, keeping this in mind the whole design, technology, etc is based on the profile of the music lover..does a phone maker like nokia have music lovers in mind when they create a communicator? sure they add mp3 support since its a minor addition..but these are two different things and the communicator is aimed at business people so its best for them.
Given the point that apple now rules the portable music market, they didnt start with a million ipods sold, the success came gradually over a period of time where all the marketing and technological efforts of s. jobs settled in, due to the fact that the device had a clear target market. a "all in one device" cant win since nowone can satisfy everyone at once, its not possible...stick with what you know best and go ahead and create synergies but dont try to rule the world, it never works, history has shown that
