13 september 2010
Anssi Vanjoki: Android is like peeing in your pants
Anssi Vanjoki resigned as chairman mobile devices at Nokia. His pictures have been removed from the press site of the company. It doesn't keep him from telling Nokia's truth about Android in firm words.
According to Vanjoki, it's bad for manufacturers of mobile phones to create phones that run Android. By using a universal operating system, the product will not be recognised as a product of a specific brand, says Vanjoki. It's the reason why Nokia doesn't bring out a phone with Android, thereby saddening many phone enthousiasts.
Peeing in your pants
The strengthen his arguments, Vanjoki uses a comparison with Finnish boys. According to Vanjoki,, once a Finnish boy himself, they pee in their pants in the winter to keep themselves warm. This has a positive effect in the short term (the warmth), but is negative in the longer term (wet, cold pants). That's exactly how bringing out Android phones will have positive effects in the short therm - just look at HTC's sales figures - but on the long term, it wouldn't help.
Source: Engadget.com
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