Why Nokia Won't Beat Apple's iPhone

Peter Kafka | October 9, 2007 4:41 PM

We've been knocked in the past for being too hard on Apple's iPhone. We think that criticism is misguided -- we simply think that Steve Jobs' one-third price cut, two months after the phone's launch, indicates that demand was underwhelming. Regardless, perhaps this prediction will cheer up Apple fans: We're confident that Nokia's attempt to take on the iPhone will fall flat on its face.

Why? Because last week Nokia launched an ad campaign that knocks Apple for selling a "locked" phone -- see photo of a set of New York sidewalk posters below. We don't have strong feelings about whether Apple made a mistake here or not. But we do know trying to tackle Apple products by pointing out their supposed flaws is a non-starter. Case studies after the jump.

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