Re: Will the N900 make it?
 

quole, that works to get the geeks in your corner, but not to get the mainstream users to get the device.

HangLoose, I think you underestimate the power of Oprah Winfrey in the US. She single handedly made the Kindle hot across the US. I'm not sure where you're from, but in America, she's the trendsetter of them all. She mentions you, and sales go through the roof overnight.

Check this out for a little background. This is about a special on her called "The Oprah Effect":
http://www.cnbc.com/id/29961298/

No one turns her down, and getting on her show is like a meal ticket to stardom and fame.

Re: Will the N900 make it?
 

Yeah I heard that about Oprah... We also have *gasp* tv programs here in finland... Maybe Oprah was not a good example, but other tv talk shows are since people are always going to be biased in watching one or another...

Also, depending on the age group you want to target, it better market in the next GI Joe movie than in Oprah or Conan O'Brian (which btw is HUGE in finland *sigh*) :P

Re: Will the N900 make it?
 

I don't think Nokia needs much help selling devices in Finland, do they? I'm sure they lead that market. The N900 will get its fair share of TV spots and all, but the question is about the US market. Once the device launches and is available, what sort of exposure will Nokia provide to the US? This is the ONLY place I have been where Nokia is a nobody, but only because they don't announce themselves in any way.

And the reason I brought up Oprah can be seen by watching those videos on the link I gave earlier. She speaks, the US listens. She said we need to stop eating beef once, and the US beef markets fell so low, it was a catastrophe, and the meat producers sued her. She has PULL in the US.
http://www.cnn.com/US/9801/21/oprah.beef/

Re: Will the N900 make it?
 

@hangloose

tv? shouldn't you be out trying to hoon your ford escorts into snowdrifts and be busy eating lutefisk

you guys have no time for tv

Re: Will the N900 make it?
 

Do you mean Americans?! Not all of us live near snow. I live in Texas. It gets hot at night. Must be talking to the Finn... LOL But do they have Ford Escorts? We hate those cars in America. Embarrassing

Re: Will the N900 make it?
 

unfortunately we don't get the nice fords they have in europe

ford focus rs how i long for you; 300hp fwd and no torque steer? its magic i tell you magic!

Re: Will the N900 make it?
 

I'll stick to Honda and BMW. But Ford is coming on strong. Just don't like American cars as much as German and Japanese.

Re: Will the N900 make it?
 

christe*, you're right. Nobody in the "mainstream" shares cool videos with their friends on Facebook or Twitter. Only "geeks" do that.

*well, if you call me quole, I'll call you christe ;)

Re: Will the N900 make it?
 

hehe actually I was talking about tv/movies over there in North America... Here we actually do this kind of stuff since its very hard to watch Dr Phill, The Bachelor [insert-stupid-theme-here] or whatever canned program was just subtitled from there :P

A person cant watch Dr. Phill in winter time over here... Winter is already harsh and with Dr Phill... :(:(:(

Re: Will the N900 make it?
 

Let's skip Oprah...

Send one to the guys @ Top Gear (BBC version) set up to use the accelerometers / remote camera to r/c a full size supercar.

I can see it now: The STIG running the test track from the grandstand via the N900....

:D