| zlatokosi |
2011-06-21 20:23 |
Re: The EPIC N950 anticipation thread
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Originally Posted by Darkshine
(Post 1035093)
It's easy - QWERTY keyboards add bulk and complexity, and people don't buy them anyway (in appreciable amounts). Out of those that do, a large minority would buy the same phone without a keyboard if they weren't given a choice (check out the droid forums for many examples)
A general N950 release would cannibalise sales of the N9, increase warranty repairs & returns, reduce the scale of production for each device and not sell very well. That's not counting the extra R&D costs, marketing, etc.
It's a shame, but it just doesn't make sense.
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Cmmon... Why even sell phones then? It's just too risky.... Keep the software patents, fire everyone, and no worries at all. Revenue guaranteed.
But seriously, even though there might be a hint of truth in what you said, I don't buy that as the main argument. It's not like Nokia produce a phone and then go to a meeting and say, "You know, maybe this will cannibalise the N9, scratch it off our release list."
Nokia have produced a lot of quality QWERTY phones, and if they wanted (or had any interest) to release a good qwerty N9 they could have done it.
At least they could have offered it for sale with a 10day warranty or something. They would have made a few bucks and a lot less disappointed fans. |
