Comments on: Most People Don’t Know What Smartphones Are

By: PhoneBoy

PhoneBoy — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:30:46 +0000

@arjwright Precisely. At some level, particularly if applications are one of your selling points, one DOES care about the operating system. I’d love to see Nokia adopt a logo similar to the Windows logo that identifies application compatibility. That being said, it’s a SMALL percentage of people that would care about it.

By: ARJWright

ARJWright — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:15:10 +0000

Nice piece, and I totally agree. most shouldn’t care about things like operating systems, or industry specific terms. they should and do care about what works. From there, its brand recognition. And its not just women that identify these properties, but males as well. The key for manufacturers is to make products that fit the niche, but better define the needs and innovations of that niche. From there, all types of fun can be had.

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By: PhoneBoy

PhoneBoy — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 07:46:10 +0000

@carolyn I think women don’t mind technology, but they all don’t use it in the same way a lot of guys do: it’s a tool, to be used at the appropriate time, not an exercise in one-upmanship.

By: Carolyn Schuk, The VoIP Princess

Carolyn Schuk, The VoIP Princess — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:49:53 +0000

I’m not actually mad — really, truly:) I’m just astonished that anyone could be surprised that women in 2008 like technology. I got my first job in technology 30 years ago — and I was by no means the first woman in the New York State Electric and Gas IT department.

Maybe it will be clearer if I share a personal story. About 10 years ago I was with about two dozen mothers of young children at a going-away party for a friend who was moving. When someone suggested that we all get together for something else in a few weeks, about half of the women whipped out their PDAs to check their calendars. Juggling all the things that modern Moms have to, you just need some “smarts.”

By: Sachendra Yadav

Sachendra Yadav — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 04:24:49 +0000

Most people don’t know what a smartphone means because there’s no tier that you can associate it with. Back in 2001, “Smartphone” was a term coined by marketers to differentiate their PDA-cum-Phone from the rest of pack… a smarter phone if you will.. I’ve covered this in detail on my blog:

http://sachendra.wordpress.com/2008/06/16/what-does-smartphone-mean-to-you/

By: PhoneBoy

PhoneBoy — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 02:53:54 +0000

Which, of course, is my point @spg. People don’t know what a Smartphone is, let alone a particular brand of Smartphone.

By: spg

spg — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:16:43 +0000

it seems like the common term at least among business people is ‘blackberry’ this very often describes devices from companies other than RIM. many people it seems do not even know that ‘blackberry’ is a brand at all. they simply know it as a term for any oversized phone/email device.