Proprietary Standards and Mobile Phones
February 7, 2006Rhetorical question: Why do mobile manufacturers insist on having proprietary standards for accessory ports? Why can’t I plug my iPod headphones into my mobile phone so that I can listed to the radio, just as I can interchangeably plug them into any other type of defice with a standard 1.5mm headphone socket? Why should I have to get a different car charger or handsfree kit for my partner because she has a different handset? And, if you think this is an issue relating to locking out competitors products, you’re only half right — Nokia have also changed their own ’standard’ with their latest phones. Obviously it’s pure and simply designed to sell more accessories. Annoying!
April 4th, 2007 at 9:15 am
Darly,
You’ve hit the nail right on the head…it’s simple sell more accessories. All of Nokia’s new N range of phone now require a new charger so as people replace their older model…they might just need a spare charger for home or the office.
jim