CrunchGear Asks: Why Today?

John Biggs posed an interesting question in his announement of the Samsung Omnia… why today?

Today is the World Wide Developer’s Conference (WWDC) and during Steve Jobs keynote presentation, he (and inherently Apple) are widely expected to launch the 3G iPhone and provide more details on the iTunes App Store launch.

With all the fanfare and hype surrounding the 3G iPhone, why would Samsung use today to launch the Omnia? Is it because they think it is better? Is it because they want people to hold off on buying the iPhone to wait for the Omnia? Is it because they think the Omnia, side by side, defeats the iPhone in specs, features and looks?

We can’t be sure… but most people seem to think it was a dumb idea.

But lets be honest… the competition for the iPhone is mounting. Its funny to think about because only 1 year ago the iPhone didn’t exist. Today, everyone wants to beat it.

Now you have the Samsung Instinct, BlackBerry Thunder, SE Xperia, HTC Diamond and now the Omnia all comxing out in the near future. The iPhone no longer even comes CLOSE to standing alone.

Perhaps Samsung wanted to make the point that they don’t care what Apple’s agenda is. The world should be looking at THEM because they are the ones who have new things going on. Everyone pretty much knows what will be announced at WWDC unless we are wrong and there are some huge suprises.

But we’d love to know from Samsung directly… what was the strategy on releasing it today? When it comes down to it they DID decide on today for a reason and it HAD to be part of some strategy. Perhaps a flawed strategy, but a strategy nonetheless. Unless Samsung is oblivious to the world around them.

But, when you’re aware enough to make a phone that kicks this much butt, “oblivious” isn’t something that comes to mind. No… “Motorola” comes to mind when we think oblivious.

[Via CrunchGear]

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