Lumia 900: Proof that competing directly against the iPhone is a bad idea?

I really don't like that article. I mean 766 words, just to say "The Lumia is cheaper than the iPhone, thus it targets a different market". Go straight to the point. If that amounts to a low word count, than maybe that's not worth a whole article to begin with.<p>On the other hand, I find it amusing picturing Nokia trying to conquer the "low-end" market. Not so long ago, it was still making the high-end phones, with LG and Samsung (of all companies!) trying to attack lower ranges...

There are many Android phones that are a lot cheaper than the Galaxy Nexus / iPhone, like Motorola Defy Mini, HTC Wildfire S, HTC Cha Cha, Samsung Galaxy Ace, Motorola Motoluxe, LG Optimus, etc ... and btw, I just checked the price of these phones and my carrier is selling them for under $50 on cheap contracts.<p>These phones aren't that great, but are cheap smartphones that are appealing to the feature-phone market.<p>Lumia 900 in terms of hardware and price is somewhere in the middle, and IMHO that's not a good place to be in, especially since these budget Android phones may be crappier, but are Androids nonetheless.

The actual headline: <i>Lumia 900: Redefining the smartphone?</i><p>Your headline: <i>Lumia 900: Proof that competing directly against the iPhone is a bad idea?</i><p>Also, I'll reiterate that Extreme Tech has worse journalism than Gizmodo.

&#62;<i>"Other tech sites are calling the Lumia 900 a flagship phone, and thus comparing it to other flagships like the iPhone 4S — but that’s like comparing the latest Hyundai with a Ferrari."</i><p>It's more like comparing a well optioned Toyota Camry to a base BMW 5 series.

Windows Phone will fail because it's not open/configurable enough for Android users/hackers, and it's as closed (or more) as iOS, so you just choose an iPhone because it's a proven value, even if older models. WP is doomed to failure if it doesn't found its niche, and fast. Also having the "Windows" on it doesn't help at all for a big set of consumers that doesn't consider Windows to be a good enough OS.

Interesting that they compare to the price of the Lumia ($450) of a Galaxy Nexus ($600), when you can actually pick up a Nexus for $470 on Amazon.com right now.