Re: Nokia plans just one Linux phone next year: source
 

While I'm not a fan of this "rumor;" it would be neat to see a family of Maemo devices come in the next 12-15 months, where three of them look like the three devices from that Nokia in 2015 video. One of the devices in the vid had a (nearly) traditional form factor, and would therefore fit the assumption of one Linux phone device - whereas the other two are in the more "mobile computer" form factor.

This would essentally be a validation of said rumor, and at the same time, another means for sites to get their ad revenue on the simple fact of re-reporting unverifiable data ;)

Re: Nokia plans just one Linux phone next year: source
 

Given that the N900 is designed as a step towards a new line of devices, I would guess you are spot on. I would say the device will be he N910, will have a capacitive screen, no keyboard, and operate by default in portrait mode. Nokia will compare the response they get to this versus the response to the N900 in order to decide how to build the N1000.

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Do you even have one? Mine is flawless and it is the best handset that I have ever had in my entire life... You say about let down as if other devices are 100% problem free.

Stick the neck out of wonderland Alice...

And by the by, flash 10 was ANNOUNCED with a N900 in hands, Mr Big-Let-Down. Go crying to your iPhone and its weird "YouTube App".

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keyboardless n900 ? yuck.

Re: Nokia plans just one Linux phone next year: source
 

who else was expecting more than one ?!??!?

we already knew next device will have Harmattan

Re: Nokia plans just one Linux phone next year: source
 

Or simply N910

Re: Nokia plans just one Linux phone next year: source
 

I'm enjoying the game of checkers Nokia is playing with US carriers/service providers.
I have always believed that the "game changer" in North American markets will be the definition of the "customer".
In North America the customer has not been the end user but the carriers themselves. Nokia, I believe wants that to change and a Linux device in particular a Maemo device will change that... slowly. Very slowly relative to market share.

I also believe what qole posted but with regard to connectivity, I believe all future Maemo devices will have cell connectivity, but not all will necessarily emphasize a phone.

The next move in North America will be the 3G Notebook and devices like it. Will carriers offer data only plans? If they do, Nokia will have moved a bit closer to what I think is its goal here.

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What led the initial growth of cell service in the US was Goverment and Enterprise accounts. Many cell phone users are not the real customer either.

Reggie recently pointed to notes from a talk given @ Mobius 2009 that indicated that more developed countries are OK with having multiple devices.

I think the success of Kindle may indicate this as well.

What ever may come, I'm thinkin' these last two points will have some bearing. :)

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Notice all of those countries are nascent markets? They're not experienced enough to know how realistic convergence is. I'm sure in a few years those stats will change and move closer to the global numbers. Only a guess, at this stage, however.

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Yeah, you know what would be great? A world without competition. Because when a product becomes untouchable in the marketplace, companies never ever take the opportunity to cut genuine R&D spending and instead focus full-time on marketing and shafting consumers. That never happens!

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You were cool until the "default orientation" stuff. Let ME decide that part, and just support both. Don't take me back to 2006.