Some People Want Phones To Be Just Phones

While I am quite tha gadget fiend, and I love the fact I can do lots of stuff on my phone, I know plenty of people who want their phones to be, well, just phones. You know, make a call, receive a call. Not much else. I know that I am not in that market personally, but I see there is huge value in catering to that market, if for no other reason than increasing the overall adoption of mobile phones.

So I get really annloyed at Endgaget for mocking basic handsets such as the recently announced Nokia 1110i. Not everyone wants a phone that can play MP3s, browse the web, play videos, record videos, and wash your dishes. Not everyone can afford a phone like that, though $57USD for a phone (unsubsidized price) is pretty good. With carrier subsidy–and believe me, carriers subsidize phones–the phone is likely to be much cheaper or even free.

I suppose I should just accept the fact that Endgadget is all about the bling-bling and don't really care about the "simple folk." But the could certainly talk about items that are "beneath them" and actually respect the point of view the product represents.

tags: engadget, nokia, simple phone