Nokia Better Than Apple?

This week’s “Barron’s” magazine features an article on Nokia cellphones.  The first cellphone I owned was an old block Nokia that worked great until I decided to run over it with my car.  Kyocera then became the model of choice on my old Cricket account until I switched to AT & T (the old Cingular).

According to this article, Nokia has some pretty sweet models in the works and their San Diego factory is working with AT & T to develop some models available with my cell service.  Much of what’s available in their new lines will feature services comparable to the IPhone but reportedly with better reliability and durability.  Prices for the top-end models will be steep, at this posting, nearly $700 for their top of the line phone, but there are several middle models for less that adequately check email and have wi-fi capability for use in places like my favorite coffee shops.  I still have another 15+ months to go on my current contract with AT & T so I think I’ll sit back and wait to see what develops.  By then, prices will have come down dramatically I’m sure.  Apple is already trying a mid-course correction to offset this challenge in the future.  It appears Nokia doesn’t want to get caught off guard again like it did when the Motorola Razr came on the scene in 2005.  Motorola has been floundering of late, not quite sure what to do with its future since it’s splash with the Razr.  I’m glad I didn’t buy into that hype either.

One note, I DID finally have an IPhone sighting this past week.  The president of Summit Christian College, which is relocating to Denver, pulled his IPhone out of a special case he had during a prayer meeting I was at on Wednesday.  He was able to pull up his Bible for our scripture reading.  Very nice…but still not enough to want me to purchase one even at $400.