The story that Dell are going to offer unlocked Nokia mobiles is an interesting counterpoint to the Apple iPhone's release.
It seems to me Nokia and Dell are using their comparative strengths to counter Apple and their phone. The biggest advantage for the Dell-Nokia partnership is that the phones won't be locked to any phone company. This puts the iPhone at a huge disadvantage with many early adopters.
This won't kill the iPhone though. One of the attractions of the Mac is "it just works" and it indeed it does for the typical user. If Apple can do the same thing with the iPhone then the customers that just want their phones to work will be quite happy sticking with whoever Apple wants to tie their service to.
While I'm an iPhone skeptic, one thing is for sure: It's going to shake up the existing mobile industry. This Dell-Nokia deal looks like the first reaction. We'll no doubt see more of this in the future.
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