Symbian Pokes at the iPhone During SXSW

March 12th, 2010 • Mark Guim • Filed Under •

I’m hanging out at SXSW this weekend with the winners from the WOM World Nokia video contest. The thousands of people who entered the convention center received a bag of goodies. Among the swag was a card-sized ad for Symbian with a nice little remark against the iPhone. Take a look.

Bag
The SXSW bag of swag

Symbian Sxsw ad
Symbian ad front

Symbian Sxsw ad 1
Symbian ad back

Symbian’s ad says they’ve been outselling the iPhone 2:1 since 2007 and asks if anyone is interested in developing applications for the OS. I’m not sure whether or not the message will get results, but it’s definitely a fact that the iPhone is the most popular phone here at SXSW.

I heard we’ll be talking to some folks from Nokia this weekend. I’m not sure what it’s about, but you bet I’ll keep you updated.

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