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On 10/01/07, Stewart Smith <Stewart.smith at novate-it.co.uk> wrote:
> Simple, Nokia have had years and years of practice at this, they've got
> it wrong many times over but have also got it very right as well. The
> N95 is being heralded as a truly amazing piece of kit by people "in the
> know" industry wide, not just Nokia themselves. This is Apple's first
> outing and whilst it feasible that they will get  everything right at
> their first attempt it is extremely unlikely, they need to go through a
> learning curve just like all the other handset manufacturers. Hence my
> statement that the N95 will wipe the floor with all other smartphones
> this year including the iPhone" - only time will tell but I will let you
> buy me a drink when I'm proved right!!!! (ducking)

And, simply, Apple have had years and years of practice at getting UIs right.

(And they're *not* still trying, before some wag gets a cheap dig in!)

Tim