Nokia's "not enthusiastic" about touchscreens -- Apple, LG, and HTC say wha?

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craig @ Jun 11th 2007 2:40PM

"...people don't like using touchscreens for UIs built for a mouse..."

Irrelevant because that's not the issue. The issue is whether people like UIs designed for touchscreen versus keyboard-only on small, handheld devices. The market so far has shown overwhelmingly that people want keyboards on these devices. Not one UI--WM, Palm, UIQ, S60--was designed for a mouse. Neither is the iPhone. You're just tossing out a bogus argument so you can defeat it.

"Still, as HTC recently demonstrated with TouchFLO, the combination of using your finger with a UI designed for the finger can be killer -- a lesson presumably not lost on the iPhone as well."

How so? How is that "lesson" not lost on the iPhone? Who says the TouchFLO is "killer"? All it shows is that even touchscreen advocates realize tactile feedback is a problem. No product has proven in the market that it can overcome that.

"Antti does concede that Nokia is ready for touchscreens if they see the demand."

Concede? You're a fool. How about a little less bias, please.

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carlo @ Jun 11th 2007 3:39PM

I couldn't agree with you any more. He certainly did narrow down the argument to suit his needs, while not addressing the entire point.

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