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#5131
Originally Posted by Rugoz View Post
Hardware was never the problem. Android hardware isn't really special either.

Lets see, with mango I still:

cannot use phone as a usb drive.
no tethering (wtf, is that true?)
no bluetooth file transfer (?)
offline maps?

i think meego does all this. Besides that I see several fundamental mistakes in the wp7 UI which scare away conservative consumers, and believe me consumers are conservative.

Meego Harmattan still has more familiar elements despite the swipe UI. E.g. editable apps grid (iphone), drill-down and tabs navigation (iphone and android), expandable status bar (android and iphone somehow), notification screen (iphone) etc.
A combination of unfinished OS, poor hardware (terrible quality) and the US "market" was the problem.

It is only during the last 12 months that Android has gotten traction, the last 9 is probably more correct. The number one reason is Samsung Galaxy. A true flagship that steams ahead pulling the others. Another reason is Samsung TouchViz UI that shields the average user from the total bull that Android is. Then of course HTC has something to say as well, and a few other successful devices like the X10 mini.

IMO the N9 will be extremely successful. It will be a hit, a cult item even.