Well... I just cancelled !

I wanted the 770 for a trip the week of Nov 28, so I THOUGHT I was getting it next week but in light of recent events, thats not going to be the case. The lady just told me (at the Nokia 888 number) that they expect stock in a week.. and maybe ship the week of the 28th...which is too late for me. I'll see it at CES..I guess...maybe????

Jeff, you may have hit on something that came up months ago, like May and June, when the device was first announced. Nokia is basically selling this device only direct, and some analyst(s) pointed out that Nokia makes the bulk of its sales selling to the wireless telco's and not direct to customers. Or maybe that's the case in the U.S. (been a while since I read this).

So indeed more of the problem might be attributed to Nokia's inexperience in, or lack of focus on, this channel. At least, more than I was previously attributing.

Their sales infrastructure definately seems to be based on region-based product (say, like, cell phones?) I'm still dumbfounded that a product like that can't be sold cross-border between Canada and the U.S. I'm not a cell-phone buff, but I doubt there's much difference between general product availability.

Yeah, I saw some of those same reports when it was first announced way back in May (seems like ages ago, doesn't it?). I think it all speaks to the tough uphill battle they have in making the 770 a success. That's whay I don't hold high hopes for an out of the park success. The huge upside is, however, that the open source platform allows for development and longevity of the 770 even if Nokia dumps it and that's why I have no problem forking over $350. I already have a 1GB RS-MMC and a spare BP-5L battery waiting for its arrival.

Now, if we can only get JavaVM ported over ASAP... :D

Jeff

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