How we all buy the phone is not really relavent but what is relavent is that the vast majority of smartphones buyers in the UK purchase their phones with a contract. Therefore no contract N9's will mean very little take up or interest in the UK.

Nokia are effectively killing off the N9 in some of the biggest markets before it is even introduced. As one blog writer said, Tommi?, Elop just doesn't want the N9 to be a success or it will affect his plans for WP7.

It is all very odd!!