Meanwhile, global market for handheld devices took another dive, falling 16.9% in Q3 2005. If IDC considers new 770 sales a handheld device (they have some criteria of what they call a handheld, and what they call a phone, and two seldom mix), this could boost the entire industry.
I doubt the 770 will have much effect. So far the only people I know of who know anything about the 770 are geeks (no offense to anyone) 
Sales of it will be tiny compared to real PDAs and phones I imagine. Think of how ‘normal’ people will see it. Most will say “Oh, so it’s made by Nokia so it’s a phone then?” Well, no. Or they’ll say “So it’s like a Palm Pilot?” Well, not really. “What’s it for then?” Wireless browsing the internet. “So I can get my email on it like a Blackberry?” Well, yes, kind of. “And can I store music and video on it like an iPod?” Well, yes but it doesn’t have much memory.
Don’t get me wrong, I am going to get one as soon as I can order one and have it sent to our office in the states (in NZ no one even knows what it is) but I guess it is up to people like us to find out what it is good for and convince everyone else. I imagine Nokia will be watching with interest what happens with it and they might be making some mods in the future. Lets just hope it does well enough initially to not just fizzle and disappear.
Comment by Simon 11.09.05 @ 1:44 amI’m buying one on the 10th (it’s ma birthday!) and I think a lot of business-types will buy it, as well as gadget geeks like us. As to whether it’ll be counted as a handheld or a phone…well…it can’t be a phone! I think of it as a handheld.
Comment by Brian Smith 11.09.05 @ 2:31 am