Why the hell is spending this kind of coin on a device so hard to do? Blows my mind.
I know seeing Elop's stupid face at NWC touting the wp7 lineup is only going to infuriate me more. You said it all very well my man, the educated consumer knows the potential shortfalls of the device, but to make it such a struggle to get one is totally absurd. Nokia has nothing to lose by opening up the distibution channels on this device, other than more sales and respect if that is even possible at this point.
Nokia takes a market by market approach to product rollout and each country makes its own decisions about which products to introduce from those available. Decisions are based on an assessment of existing and upcoming products that make up Nokia’s extensive product portfolio and the best way in which to address local market opportunities.
We couldn't care less what you think. We are a corporation and we are pursuing our goals. We have already made many public statements regarding our global smartphone policy starting February 2011. Whether our goals align with your wishes or not is incidental at best. The polite tone of this message is a thin veneer over our utter disregard for anything which does not further the goals of this corporation; goals which - as you already know - we have made abundantly clear.