Thread: N9 [Shipping]: It's finally here [for some]!
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2011-08-01 , 06:20
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Originally Posted by jalyst View Post
Old news Although it's easy to understand why the conspiracy theories have built-up so massively.
Some of the stuff that's been done/planned, & the way it's been handled, can't be due to sheer stupidity alone.
Surely...
Is it a conspiracy if it's public and there are provable droves and waves of people abandoning a brand for better support elsewhere? Hell, even the workers didn't make any secret of Elop's direction: http://venturebeat.com/2011/02/11/no...kers-walk-out/

Here's some more old news for review, then, just to keep in mind regarding why people are jumping ship for support reasons:
Stephen Elop says Nokia will leave MeeGo even if N9 turns out to be a hit

So much for conspiracy. Makes buying an N9 for the purpose of "proving Elop wrong" pretty fruitless, doesn't it? Even worse, people expecting some sort of support after all these actions. Elop is either lying to them about support, or he's clinically stupid. Possibly both.

Originally Posted by jalyst View Post
Wot? Sorry but your posts are nothing like Dan's.
And Dan doesn't always keep it "low level serious + high level joke".
I wouldn't characterize most of his posts like that at all.

He does sometimes make some light-hearted/witty posts.
Albeit usually with a heavy dose of cynicism...
Understandable given his experience with the platform, & level of built-up frustration.
There we go.. a less light-hearted posting for ya. Seared on the outside and heavy on the cynicism, just as you ordered. In all seriousness, though, you're absolutely right on my view and the reasoning.
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