Thread: N9 [Shipping]: It's finally here [for some]!
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ericsson is offline ericsson
2011-06-22 , 01:10
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Originally Posted by GreatGonzo View Post
I thought I never agree with you but this is spot on. However, as I mentioned before. Why now? According to Nokia consumer devices would be WP based.

Great to see though that one can create a great UX without having to rely on hardware improvements. Apart from fringe use-cases someone has to come up with real reasons why they need beefier CPU/GPUs.

So IF this device can run "open" AND "closed" applications at the same time and the UX is modifiable then this would be a pretty good device even for us nerdy types.
Why now? it's a good question. I think we have underestimated Nokia and also been thinking in black and white, this or that. Nokia (and even more so Samsung by the way) have a long history of being able to have lots of thoughts in their heads at any given time.There is no this or that, it is only will it make money and/or will it increase market shares.

The N9 will attract a certain niche, and as such will be able to make lots of money for Nokia. Money and market shares that WP is not able to make. WP will be more mainstream, with much more apps, and being more "secure". Another thing is that Qt is going to S40, essentially making that platform a smartphone platform, so making a kick-*** "mainstrean" N9 to attract Qt developers makes a lot of sense while S40 hardware is being developed.

On the other hand, Nokia being totally unpredictable, the reason may very well be that they found the N9 and Harmattan to be way too good to scrap.

Either way it makes perfect sense from a commercial point. What I do not understand is that 10 new Symbian devices will come during the next 12 months. That is a nut to crack. But again, Nokia may have lots of things going, and we are too blind to see what is really going on.