Thread: Orly? N9 not coming to USA
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ericsson is offline ericsson
2011-08-10 , 15:38
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Originally Posted by Crashdamage View Post
People like me have used and promoted Linux for years. People like me plunk down $650 to pre-order a N900 sight unseen. People like me would buy a N9 just as a show of support for MeeGo if it appeared to have any future at all. I'm tempted to order one anyway for just that reason, even though I really need a hardware keyboard. But realistically I'm not so rich I can blow $750 on a device not suited to my needs just to make a point.

I was only stating the situation as I see it. If that makes me an Ugly American so be it.
That doesn't make you an ugly american, this does:
The N9 is clearly supposed to fail. They'll build a minimal number released in limited areas with minimal promotion and support.
It is not clearly supposed to fail just because it isn't released in the US. It isn't released in minimal numbers either. Besides, what does failure mean in this case? If Nokia makes money on it, it clearly is not a failure, and probably will have a follow-up or two. In the long run WP will be the main smartphone OS for Nokia, but this doesn't mean that Harmattan is dead. It will continue as a niche OS as stated by Elop.

As I see it americans are in no way ready to put their money where their mouths are (quite literally), and this prevents them from getting the N9, and lots of similar devices.