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Interestingly enough, Ahtisaari didn't shy from praising Nokia's competitors, namely Apple, calling the iPhone interface with one button "beautifully elegant" and "simple to learn." However, other approaches are possible, he said, and it's "too early" for the old idea of a smartphone - the one with a physical keyboard - to die out.
He didn't give any details about the upcoming Meego-based smartphones, saying (quite cryptically) that he wants to give phone users a 'head up' experience again.
Speaking about the success of Nokia's app store, Ahtisaari said that there are currently 3.5 million app downloads a day in the Ovi store. He also mentioned that 1.3 billion people use Nokia handsets every day.